Manuelita Brown, is a former teacher of mathematics and currently a professional artist and sculptor who lives in a small beach town in San Diego, CA.
Manuelita specializes in bronze figurative and portrait sculpture and has completed private, corporate and public commissions that live in museums, on college campuses and public arenas throughout the United States. Her work is expansive and includes, but not limited to, eight life-sized dolphins called Alamas del Mar, a bust of Matthew A. Henson, Triton, an 8-foot rendering of the “messenger of the sea”, a bust of Justice Thurgood Marshall, and one of our favorites, a life size statue of Sojourner Truth.
Manuelita is endowed with an exceptional understanding of universal human experiences. In Sojourner Truth, Manuelita demonstrates her preference for life-sized monumental sculptures of remarkable people, to effectively help viewers relate to the humanity of that individual. Her primary goals are to contribute sculpture works to the American public which edify and give expression to the human spirit, and to convey the strength, character, and beauty of her own people, the descendants of African survivors in the Americas.
Trained by veteran sculptors, including Bruno Lucchesi, Nigel Konstam, and Simon Kogan, Manuelita has been honored with numerous awards accompanying her participation in juried shows and exhibitions throughout the country. Manuelia is also a wife, mother, and grandmother and is 81 years old.
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