Bust of Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo
| Bust of Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo | |
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| Artist | Rosa Estebañez[1] |
| Year | 1973[1] |
| Medium | Bronze[1] |
| Subject | Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo |
| Location | Vallejo City Hall, Vallejo, California |
| 38°06′07″N 122°15′37″W / 38.102018°N 122.260259°W | |
The Bust of Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo is a bronze monument at in Vallejo, California, located at Vallejo City Hall, honoring Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo, a Californio ranchera, socialite, and entrepreneur.[1][2]
History
The bust was sculpted by artist Rosa Estebañez and erected in 1973.[1][3] Funding for the bust was donated by the Vallejo Rotary Club.[1] The bust was placed at Vallejo City Hall alongside the Bust of General Mariano G. Vallejo (her husband), and a bust of Chief Solano.[3][2]
In November 2023, the bust was stolen in the middle of the night, alongside with metal railing at the entrance of city hall.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Smithsonian Learning Lab - Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo
- ^ a b Press Democrat - Cuban-born artist Rosa Estebañez sculpted Petaluma’s history for the city she loved
- ^ a b Vallejo Art and Architecture - Rosa Estebañez
- ^ Vallejo Sun Sculpture stolen from Vallejo City Hall amid increasing metal theft
- ^ KRON4 - Statue at Vallejo City Hall Stolen, Front Sign Taken Down
- ^ Times Herald - Statue stolen outside JFK Library and Vallejo City Hall
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle - From statues to handrails: Thieves are stripping Vallejo City Hall of metals