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bolist poet Camilo de Almeida Pessanha (1867-1926) who was buried in the Cemetery of St
Michael the Archangel.
Other works by or about Macau's writers include:
As from the Living Page: One Hundred Poems for Yao Feng
(2008), by Christopher Kelen
Republic of the East
(2008), by John Mateer
Glitter on the Sketch
(2008), by Agnes Vong
Antologia de Poetas de Macau
(1999), by Jorge Arrimar & Yao Jingming
Nam Wan
(1978), by Henrique de Senna Fernandes
Painting
Macau can lay claim to having spawned or influenced a number of artists, some born in the
territory and some from Guǎngdōng Province. Their work is on display in the Macau Mu-
seum of Art, while some of Macau's best contemporary art can be seen at AFA Macau.
The most important Western artist to have lived in Macau was George Chinnery
(1774-1852). Other influential European painters who spent time in Macau include the
Scottish physician Thomas Watson (1815-60), Chinnery's pupil Frenchman Auguste Borget
(1808-77), and watercolourist Marciano António Baptista (1826-96), who was born in Ma-
cau.
Guan Qiaochang (1825-60), another of Chinnery's pupils, was a Chinese artist who
painted in the Western style and worked under the name Lamqua.
