In 1998, the sculptor Mary Papakonstantinou from Chios created the sculptural complex “To the Greek Woman”, which has been installed at the junction of Vasilissis Sophias Avenue and Zacharof Str. in Athens since 1999. The work of art was created after a donation of the Soroptimist Club of East Athens to the municipality of Athens. The project was carried out in honour of Greek women. The two-metre-high brass composition rests on a base of tuff and consists of three female figures, joined together on their backs. The figures depict the archetypes of the mother with an infant in her arms, the intellectual with a book in her hand, and the fighter holding with a banner. The monument honours the significant and timeless contribution of women to Greek society and its struggles.
Main Bibliography
- Bury John – Meiggs Russell, A History of Greece. To the Death of Alexander the Great, Translated by Rouli Tataki, K. N. Petropoulos, Anna Papadimitriou - Grammenou, Konstantinos Buraselis, Angelos Matthaiou, Athens 2011.
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- Κωνσταντίνος Μπουραζέλης, Άγγελος Ματθαίου, Αθήνα 2011.
- Lefèvre François, Histoire Du Monde Grec Antique, Translated by Anastasia Kefala, Mina Kardamitsa, Athens 2016.
- Καρδαμίτσα, Αθήνα 2016.
- Antonopoulou Zeta, Τα Γλυπτά της Αθήνας: Υπαίθρια Γλυπτική 1834-2004, Athens 2003.
- Karaiskou Vicky, Νεοελληνική Γλυπτική: Ματιές και αναγνώσεις, Athens 2011.
- Pavlopoulos Dimitris, Ζητήματα Νεοελληνικής Γλυπτικής, Athens 1998.
- Γλυπτά, Αθήνα 2020.
- Pavlopoulos Dimitris, Από τον Ιερό Λόχο στον Κωνσταντίνο ΙΒ’: Νεότερα Αθηναϊκά Γλυπτά, Athens 2020.
Main Webliography
http://www.athenssculptures.com
https://explore.cure-project.gr
https://www.thisiscrete.gr/gr/historical-monuments
https://www.wikipedia.org
Informations
Additional
Creator: Mairi Papakonstantinou (1933-2020)
Date: 1998
Material: Brass
Location: Junction of Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Zacharof Str., Athens
Type: Complex
Subject: Women’s donation
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