Lola Mora

Lola Mora ( born November 17 1866 in Salta Province, Argentina, † June 7, 1936 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine sculptor. It is considered today as a rebel and as a female pioneer in the field of sculpture.

Life

Lola Mora was born as Dolores Mora Candelaria de la Vega on November 17, 1866 either on a farm in the province of Salta or has a place in the province of Tucumán, where her birth is documented and Mora also baptized in Trancas.

Mora was the third child of seven children of Romualdo Alejandro Mora, a wealthy landowner in Tucumán, and Regina Vega. She was the goddaughter of Nicolás Avellaneda and a protégé of Julio Argentino Roca.

With 20 years of Mora began to paint, but soon switched to sculpture. She studied art in Tucumán and later equipped with a scholarship in Rome, where she created some of her best works. Several of these were developed to order the Argentine Government. 1900, she was awarded the contract for two reliefs for the "Casa Histórica de la Independencia " in Tucumán, where in 1816 the Argentine independence was proclaimed.

Her style and her subjects were often controversial and rebellious. 1903 caused her Nereids Fountain of conservative city government of Buenos Aires problems in search of a suitable location. The fountain was repeatedly added and is now in Puerto Madero.

Towards the end of her life she invested in some fancy company, including a search for oil in the province of Salta. When she retired, she had only a small pension for their livelihood. She died on June 7, 1936, impoverished and under unclear circumstances in Buenos Aires. After her death, friends burned their letters, memorabilia and personal diaries.

Although it is known as a sculptor today, Mora also held several patents, including one for the film screening on a column of steam and several in the field of mining.

Works (selection)

  • Bas- reliefs at the House of Independence in Tucuman, with topics from the May Revolution
  • A Statue of Liberty in San Miguel de Tucumán
  • The Monumento Las Nereidas on the Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
  • The Monument Avellaneda in Buenos Aires
  • Several sculptures groups in the historic center of Rosario
  • Four allegorical sculptures that peace, justice, freedom and progress display. They were originally created for the National Congress building, but are now at the government building in San Salvador de Jujuy
Landmarks in Buenos Aires Rosario (Santa Fe)
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