Josefina de Vasconcellos (1904 – 2005)
Josefina de Vasconcellos was of Brazilian descent, but spent most of her life in Little Langdale, eventually moving to a small cottage in Ambleside. With her last commission in 2001, she was recognised as the world's oldest working sculptor. Throughout her life she was heavily involved in charitable causes for disadvantaged young people and in 1985 was awarded the Order of the British Empire for setting up the Harriet Trust for disabled children.
'In Him was Life' sculpture by the renowned artist Josefina de Vasconcellos in St Mary's Church, Ambleside.
They Fled by Night by Josefina de Vasconcellos, Cartmel Priory, Cartmel, Cumbria..
Josefina de Vasconcellos (1904- 2005) was of Brazilian descent, but spent most of her life in the Lake District, Cumbria. With her last commission in 2001, she was recognised as the world's oldest working sculptor. Throughout her life she was heavily involved in charitable causes for disadvantaged young people and in 1985 was awarded the Order of the British Empire for setting up the Harriet Trust for disabled children.
The Crucified Christ by the renowned Cumbrian sculptress, Josefina de Vasconcellos in St Andrew's Church, Greystoke in the Eden District of Cumbria.
Josefina de Vasconcellos (1904- 2005) was of Brazilian descent, but spent most of her life in the Lake District, Cumbria. With her last commission in 2001, she was recognised as the world's oldest working sculptor. Throughout her life she was heavily involved in charitable causes for disadvantaged young people and in 1985 was awarded the Order of the British Empire for setting up the Harriet Trust for disabled children.
'Escape to Light' by Josefina de Vasconcellos at Haverigg near Millom in Cumbria.
This 7 tonne sculpture, carved from magnesium limestone, was installed near to the Haverigg Inshore Rescue Station in 2003 and was dedicated to all Inshore Rescue Teams in the UK. It was the last major work of Josephina who began working on it in 1994, when she was almost ninety! In 'Escape to Light, she wished to show “the spirit of man escaping from the evils of this world and from his own part in this destruction."
'Escape to Light' by Josefina de Vasconcellos and the Inshore Rescue Station at Haverigg near Millom in Cumbria.
This 7 tonne sculpture, carved from magnesium limestone, was installed near to the Haverigg Inshore Rescue Station in 2003 and was dedicated to all Inshore Rescue Teams in the UK. It was the last major work of Josephina who began working on it in 1994, when she was almost ninety! In 'Escape to Light, she wished to show “the spirit of man escaping from the evils of this world and from his own part in this destruction."
The Family of Man by Josephina de Vasconcellos in Kendal Parish Church, Cumbria.
This beautiful fibreglass sculpture by Josephina de Vasconcellos represents a modern-day Mary, huddled under an old blanket in a contemporary Middle Eastern refugee camp with Jesus and three children representing the African, European and Oriental peoples of the world.
Lingmoor Fell towering over The Bield in Little Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Bield farmhouse was the home of the internationally acclaimed sculptress, Josefina de Vasconcellos from the 1930s until 1988 when ill health prompted her to move to Ambleside.
The Sleeping Child Garden, St Bees Priory, Cumbria, England.
A poignant sculpture, the Adoration of the Holy Innocents by the renowned artist, Josefina de Vasconcellos.
Josefina wanted to create a tranquil space for all those who have suffered the loss of a baby or young child. She hoped that this tranquil little garden in the grounds of St Bees Priory would bring comfort to grieving families.
St John by Josefina de Vasconcellos in the Church of John the Baptist at Tunstall in Lancashire.