What I can see

The work of Theoharis Hatzivassiliadis is a marble bust of Sophia Vembo, on a marble base. The work was commissioned to the artist by the Pammacedonian Organization of Housewives. “Sophia Vembo, singer of victory” is written on the base. The sculpture is descriptive and realistic, while Vembo is depicted with a slight smirk. Although it is a contemporary sculpture, there is no particular relation to the artistic styles of modern or contemporary sculpture. On the contrary, it stylistically imitates older artistic styles.

What I can't see

Sophia Vembo was an important figure of the 20th century. She was one of the greatest singers of the interwar era, up to the 1950s. She was rightly nicknamed “Singer of Victory” because she sang the patriotic songs that inspired Greek soldiers during the 1940 Greco-Italian War.

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• Address: Anthokomikis Park/ Pedion tou Areos

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