Josefina de Vasconcellos

Josefina Alys Hermes de Vasconcellos
Born26 October 1904
Molesey, Surrey, England
Died20 July 2005(2005-07-20) (aged 100)
Blackpool, England
Education
Known forSculpture
SpouseDelmar Banner (m.1930–1983, his death)

Josefina Alys Hermes de Vasconcellos (26 October 1904 – 20 July 2005) was an English sculptor who worked in bronze, stone, wood, lead and perspex. She was at one time the world's oldest living sculptor. She lived in Little Langdale, Cumbria, much of her working life. Her most famous work includes Reconciliation (Coventry Cathedral, University of Bradford); Holy Family (Liverpool Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral); Mary and Child (St. Paul's Cathedral); and Nativity (at Christmas) at St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Trafalgar Square).


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