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The Hand, Sculpture, St Bees


The Hand is a sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos. It was carved in Honister green slate as a memorial to a friend who died in the Second World War. The sculpture is located by Memorial Hall at St Bees School as a war memorial.

St Bees Sculpture and Carvings Josefina de Vasconcellos (1904 - 2005) 1955
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The Hand by Josephina de Vasconcellos
- The Hand by Josephina de Vasconcellos. Next to the War Memorial Hall, St Bees School. Photo by Dougsim, 3 May 2017. Image available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 …

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Josefina de Vasconcellos (1904 - 2005)
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Josefina de Vasconcellos (1904 - 2005)
- Overview About Josefina de Vasconcellos Josefina de Vasconcellos was an internationally reowned sculptor who was born in Molesey in Surrey in 1904. She lived at Little Langdale in Cumbria much …

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