Lily Garafulic

Lily Garafulic Yankovic (May 14, 1914 – March 15, 2012) was a Chilean sculptor, a member of the Generation of 40 (Generación del 40) artists, and museum director.

Lily Garafulic began attending the School of Fine Arts at the University of Chile in 1934, where she studied under the sculptor Lorenzo Domínguez.

[1] Garafulic was primarily a sculptor, working with marble, wood, bronze, and terra cotta.

[2] Among Garafulic's most noted works are statues of sixteen prophets placed on the top of Lourdes Basilica in Santiago, Chile.

[2] A documentary titled "Lily Garafulic: In Her Words" was made about her life by her niece, Gloria Garafulich-Grabois.