The Teresina Vasco Monument is a public artwork by Andrea Sichi, located at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. "Teresina Vasco Monument" was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994. It serves as the final resting place for the young Teresina Vasco.[1]
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| Artist | Andrea Sichi |
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| Year | 1913 |
| Type | Marble |
| Dimensions | 84 cm × 53 cm (33 in × 21 in) |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 38°55′29.55″N 77°0′25.91″W / 38.9248750°N 77.0071972°W | |
| Owner | Glenwood Cemetery |
Description edit
This sculpture shows a full-size portrait of a girl (Teresina Vasco) sitting in a small rocking chair. Her feet and the chair are placed on a pile of flowers, which sits on a square base at the head of a tombstone. She looks off to the right and her proper left arm rests on the arm of the chair. She wears a dress with a lace collar and her hair is curly and tied back in bows.
The bottom front of the tombstone is inscribed:
- THIS
- IS
- OUR
- DARLING DAUGHTER
- TERESINA VASCO
- BORN MAY 12, 1911
- DIED JULY 19, 1913
- LEAVING HER
- INCONSOLABLE PARENTS[1]
Gallery edit
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Detail -
Proper Left -
Back -
Proper Right
Artist edit
The artist Andrea Sichi worked in the Washington DC area for many years after immigrating to the United States in 1904.
Condition edit
This sculpture was surveyed in 1994 for its condition and it was described that treatment is needed.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c SOS (1994). "Teresina Vasco Monument". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 December 2010.