Dolores Candelaria Mora Vega (November 17, 1866 – June 7, 1936) known professionally as Lola Mora, was a sculptor born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. She is known today as a cultural rebel and a pioneer of women in her artistic field.
Dolores was the daughter of Romualdo Alejandro Mora, a prosperous landowner of Tucumán Province of Spanish origin and Regina Vega. She was the third born of seven children, three boys and four girls. Her parents decided that the girls should also have the best education possible (unusual behavior for the time). In 1870, her parents moved the family to San Miguel del Tucumán when Lola was four years old. At seven years of age, she was a boarding school pupil at Colegio Sarmiento de Tucumán Province. In 1885, both her parents died within two days. Her older sister Paula Mora Vega married the engineer Guillermo Rucker, and together took care of the orphans.[1]
As her career developed, her sensual style and her status as a female artist made her controversial. In 1903 her Nereids Fountain, created for the city of Buenos Aires, met bureaucratic problems at the city's Deliberative Council, which had the sculpture moved around from place to place.
Near the end of her life, she entered into some extravagant business (such as financing petroleum surveys in Salta), and then retired with only a pension to support herself. After her death in Buenos Aires, in poverty and obscurity, her friends burned her letters, mementos, and personal diaries.
Mora obtained various patents. One included a system to project films without a screen (using a column of vapor), as well as systems for mining.[3]
Mora was the subject of the 1996 film Lola Mora (film) [es], directed by Argentine director Javier Torre [es].[4]
Worksedit
Mora's works include (in Buenos Aires unless otherwise noted):
two bas-reliefs at the House of Tucumán, with the themes of the May Revolution's First National Government and the Declaration of Independence, 1900
two major sculptural groups flanking the entrance, and other interior and exterior work, Palace of the Argentine National Congress, inaugurated 1906 (four allegorical sculptures of Peace, Justice, Liberty and Progress were moved to the grounds of the Government House of San Salvador de Jujuy)
several sculpture groups placed along the "Oath Passage" in the historic centre of Rosario, leading to the National Flag Memorial
^City of Angels: The History of Recoleta Cemetery : a Guide to Its Treasures, OLMO Ediciones, 2002, page 71
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lola Mora.
- A site about Tucumán
- A women's site with a romantic biography
Municipality of Jujuy - Official website
- Pictures of the Oath Passage in Rosario, flanked by Lola Mora's sculptures
January 19, 2024
lola, mora, dolores, candelaria, mora, vega, november, 1866, june, 1936, known, professionally, sculptor, born, miguel, tucumán, argentina, known, today, cultural, rebel, pioneer, women, artistic, field, mora, 1890sborndolores, candelaria, mora, vega, 1866, no. Dolores Candelaria Mora Vega November 17 1866 June 7 1936 known professionally as Lola Mora was a sculptor born in San Miguel de Tucuman Argentina She is known today as a cultural rebel and a pioneer of women in her artistic field Lola MoraMora in the 1890sBornDolores Candelaria Mora Vega 1866 11 17 November 17 1866San Miguel de Tucuman ArgentinaDiedJune 7 1936 1936 06 07 aged 69 Buenos Aires ArgentinaResting placeLa Chacarita CemeteryEducationGiulio MonteverdeKnown forSculptureNotable workLas NereidasMovementClassicism Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editDolores was the daughter of Romualdo Alejandro Mora a prosperous landowner of Tucuman Province of Spanish origin and Regina Vega She was the third born of seven children three boys and four girls Her parents decided that the girls should also have the best education possible unusual behavior for the time In 1870 her parents moved the family to San Miguel del Tucuman when Lola was four years old At seven years of age she was a boarding school pupil at Colegio Sarmiento de Tucuman Province In 1885 both her parents died within two days Her older sister Paula Mora Vega married the engineer Guillermo Rucker and together took care of the orphans 1 Education edit nbsp Mora working at her studio in 1903At 20 years of age she began painting portraits but soon turned to sculpting marble and granite She studied art in her home province and then with a scholarship in Rome Italy studying under Costantino Barbella and Giulio Monteverde 2 In 1900 she returned to Argentina and with government connections was commissioned to create two bas reliefs for the Historical House of Tucuman As her career developed her sensual style and her status as a female artist made her controversial In 1903 her Nereids Fountain created for the city of Buenos Aires met bureaucratic problems at the city s Deliberative Council which had the sculpture moved around from place to place Near the end of her life she entered into some extravagant business such as financing petroleum surveys in Salta and then retired with only a pension to support herself After her death in Buenos Aires in poverty and obscurity her friends burned her letters mementos and personal diaries Mora obtained various patents One included a system to project films without a screen using a column of vapor as well as systems for mining 3 Mora was the subject of the 1996 film Lola Mora film es directed by Argentine director Javier Torre es 4 Works editMora s works include in Buenos Aires unless otherwise noted two bas reliefs at the House of Tucuman with the themes of the May Revolution s First National Government and the Declaration of Independence 1900 the Nereids Fountain now located at Puerto Madero 1903 two major sculptural groups flanking the entrance and other interior and exterior work Palace of the Argentine National Congress inaugurated 1906 four allegorical sculptures of Peace Justice Liberty and Progress were moved to the grounds of the Government House of San Salvador de Jujuy several sculpture groups placed along the Oath Passage in the historic centre of Rosario leading to the National Flag Memorial female figure for the crypt of Ramon Lopez Lecube La Recoleta Cemetery circa 1912 5 Avellaneda Memorial Plaza Alsina Avellaneda 1913 Liberty Independence Square San Miguel de Tucuman Monument to Francisco Narciso de Laprida San Jose de Jachal nbsp Monument to Liberty along the Monument to the Flag in Rosario nbsp The Nereids Fountain Buenos Aires nbsp Progress nbsp Grave in La Recoleta Cemetery nbsp Statues in the National Congress nbsp Grenadier Argentine Army nbsp Lady JusticeReferences edit Haedo Oscar Felix 1974 Lola Mora Vida y obra de la primera escultora argentina Eudeba Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures edited by Daniel Balderston Mike Gonzalez Ana M Lopez 2002 page 994 Los mejores inventos argentinos de la historia http www lanacion com ar 1054987 javier torre refleja la violencia actual Spanish language City of Angels The History of Recoleta Cemetery a Guide to Its Treasures OLMO Ediciones 2002 page 71External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lola Mora VisiteTuc com A site about Tucuman Practicosas com ar A women s site with a romantic biography Municipality of Jujuy Official website Universidad Nacional de Rosario Pictures of the Oath Passage in Rosario flanked by Lola Mora s sculptures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lola Mora amp oldid 1186817616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
