Rosa Estebanez

Rosa Livia Estebañez (April 28, 1927 – December 17, 1991) was a Cuban and American sculptor, known for her large scale memorials and monuments. She lived in Petaluma, California for many years, where she owned an art gallery.

Life and career Bust of General Mariano G. Vallejo (1975), by Estebanez in Petaluma, California Rosa Livia Estebañez–Martinez was born on April 28, 1927, in the Luyanó neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. She graduated with a master's degree in 1951 from the National Art School (Escuelas Nacionales de Arte) in Havana. Rosa Estebañez died on December 16, 1991, in a hospital in San Rafael, California.

Estebañez's archives are at the Sonoma County Library. Her artwork is included in the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

List of works

Fred J. Wiseman Monument (1968), Wiseman Park, Petaluma, California Bust of Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo (1973), Vallejo City Hall, Petaluma, California Bust of General Mariano G. Vallejo (1973), Vallejo City Hall, Vallejo, California Bust of General Mariano G. Vallejo (1975), Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, Petaluma, California The World's Ugliest Dog Statue (1977) Jesus as a Young Child (1980), St. James Catholic Church, Petaluma, California Bust of Bill Sobrates Arm Wresting (1988), corner of East Washington and Petaluma Boulevard, Petaluma, California Jesus with Saints (1988), Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California St. Rose of Lima (1989), Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California St. Francis, St. Francis Winery and Vineyard, Santa Rosa, California