{"id":1268,"date":"2010-04-14T20:24:45","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T19:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2010-05-25T18:22:29","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T17:22:29","slug":"the-art-of-josefina-de-vasconcellos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/2010\/04\/the-art-of-josefina-de-vasconcellos\/","title":{"rendered":"The art of Josefina de Vasconcellos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born in 1904 \u00a0Josefina de Vasconcellos<\/a> lived to be over 100 and left a legacy of fine artwork around the world.<\/p>\n

The daughter of a Brazilian diplomat she married Delmar Banner<\/a> in 1930.<\/p>\n

Art seemed to be Josefinas’ passion from an early age and she was soon gaining awards and prestigious commissions.<\/p>\n

It was during a painting expedition in the 1930’s that she first came to the Lake District. Eventually they purchased a farmhouse in the Langdale Valley called the Bield.<\/p>\n

The Hand, placed in the grounds of St Bees School<\/a>, was one of the works to be created during the 1940’s. \u00a0It is in memory of a friend who died in WWII.<\/p>\n

In 1957 her sculpture entitled ‘Virgin and Child’ was donated to St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. This marked a turning point in her career as she became the first woman to have a sculpture in the Cathedral.<\/p>\n

Josefina was awarded an MBE in 1985 for services to the community in Cumbria.<\/p>\n

One work, Reconciliation, first given to Bradford University in 1973 struck a chord with many and has since been versioned for many locations including Coventry Cathedral, The Berlin Wall, Hiroshima and in the grounds of Stormont Castle in Ireland.<\/p>\n

In Cumbria, Josefinas work can be seen at St. Bees School and the Virgin Group sponsored woodland walk at St. Bees priory, Cartmel<\/a>, Brougham Castle near Penrith and many other locations.<\/p>\n

The Josefina de Vasconcellos Arts Care Trust<\/a> is a fully Registered Charity, No. 1119354, set up in honour of the work and ideals of Josefina de Vasconcellos, MBE.<\/p>\n

We will be adding to the gallery below as we come across any further examples of work by \u00a0Josefina de Vasconcellos.<\/p>\n

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