Early works and scholarships Mario Bernasconi
la scema - work
1922 - portraits of enea , eva .
1923 - bust la giovane madre mario young mother
ritratto_di_eva - work
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he made portraits of friends, among them angelo tonello, painters filippo boldini, gualtiero colombo, writers vinicio salati francesco manzoni , silvio calloni naturalist pazzallo.
he created head of cristo (christ) stands atop steps of san pietro pambio cemetery, @ center of big stone cross.
christ
1923 - mother became ill , died. period of inertia followed, s portrait of mother brought creativity.
1925- @ national exhibition of fine art @ kunsthaus zurich, federal government acquired statue il curato di campagna (the country priest) , donated bronze city of lugano
detail of country priest
the full plaster figure can seen @ museum in pazzallo. on june 13, 1926, in new york, on daily news of workers of america, new world in center of front page appears reproduction of sculpture il martire (the martyr) mario bernasconi. giacomo matteotti, in new york on day, second year of tragic death commemorated. bernasconi later donated sculpture chamber of labor in lugano.
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