Mary, Queen of Scots

Date: 1875-1945

Nationality: Italian

Location: Art Gallery

Ferdinando Vichi

Italy

1875-1945

Mary, Queen of Scots. Bust. Purchased from Cindy Baas in 2019 in memory of Anna Belle Wonders. Ruffled collar. Textured embroidered jacket. Crucifixion around neck.

Inscribed F. Vichi, Firenze and mounted on a serpentine shaped marble plinth.

Anna Belle served as the Hoyt Sherman Place Executive Director for 25 years and was instrumental in the formation of the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation in 1995. As a life member of the Foundation, Anna Belle provides a level of expertise unmatched by any one. In 2013 Anna Belle celebrated her 50th year as a Des Moines Women’s Club member. She passed away in 2018.