From 1940 to 1952 , Grøn was in a relationship with Silvio Turcios , known as Bill . He was a boxer and fireman , and because of his physique , became her model for several sculptures , including the muscles for the athletes of '' El Relevo '' . According to her biographer , José Vivó , '' The Relay '' is known internationally as a symbol for the transfer of wisdom and knowledge . Grøn held her first solo exhibit at the National Palace of Culture in 1953 , exhibiting large '' Costumbrismo '' sculptures of figures and several nudes . For the centennial celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto , she sculpted , which was installed at the Hacienda San Jacinto in 1956 . In 1958 , she produced a sculpture of the head of journalist Gabry Rivas and that same year , she was decorated with the Order of Rubén Darío by the government of Nicaragua . The following year , she completed a monument dedicated to mothers , commissioned by historian Julián N. Guerrero . The statue , '' Monumento a la Madre '' was installed in Boaco . Grøn sculpted in clay , stone and wood , and molded in concrete and various metals . Her initial works were realistic and she strove for perfection , but she was influenced by the Romanian modernist Constantin Brâncuși , which led her to shift to more stylized forms . In 1960 , she completed a statue of General José Dolores Estrada for the Nicaraguan Association of Writers and Artists . She was known for her sculptures of Rubén Darío , and also depicted personalities such as Josefa Toledo de Aguerri , Pablo Antonio Cuadra , among others . A 1958 sculpture of Darío was installed in a Miami , Florida park in 1961 . That same year , Grøn carved a stone head of Darío clothed in a Carthusian habit , titling it '' La Cartuja '' , in reference to the poet 's 1913 work on the same theme . In 1962 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the indigenous revolt against the Spanish conquistador Gil González Dávila , Grøn sculpted an image of Cacique Diriangén to depict his courage and resistance . In 1964 , she sculpted a bust of Darío from white Guatemalan marble , which has become an iconic image of the poet . In the 1970s , Grøn developed mouth cancer and went to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for chemotherapy . She began losing her sight in 1981 and was forced to change to painting and inlay works with wood . Some of her most known paintings include : '' Muchacha en la hamaca '' ( '' Girl in a hammock '' ) , '' Cándida '' , '' Desnudo '' ( '' The nude '' ) , and '' Llanto después del desastre '' ( '' Tears after the disaster '' ) , which was a reference to the 1972 Nicaraguan earthquake
1972 Nicaraguan earthquake
1972 Nicaragua earthquake
Edith Grøn