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Josefina de Vasconcellos
1904 – 2005
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJosefina Alys Hermes de Vasconcellos 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 ; Holy Family ; Mary and Child ; and Nativity at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 26, 1904
Molesey
Date of death
July 20, 2005
Blackpool
Citizenship
United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupations & fields
sculptor
Awards & honours
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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