Josefina Alys Hermes de Vasconcellos (26 October 1904-20 July 2005) was an English sculptor of Brazilian origin. She was at one time the world's oldest living sculptor. She married the artist Delmar Banner in 1930. She lived in Cumbria much of her working life. Her most famous work includes "Reconciliation" at Coventry Cathedral and the University of Bradford; "Holy Family" at Liverpool Cathedral and Gloucester Cathedral; "Mary and Child" at St. Wikipedia
A Londoner herself, Josefina was born to an English Quaker mother and an atheist Brazilian diplomat father. www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1532691,00.html
Josefina de Vasconcellos was born in 1904. Her father was a wealthy Brazilian diplomat who helped ensure Josefina was able to develop her artistic talents through a childhood shared between England and Brazil. In 1921 she gained a scholarship to the Roy www.visitcumbria.com/devascon.htm
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