biography
| name: |
Marisol
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in full Marisol Escobar
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pronunciation:
[mareesol]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1930– )
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| biography:
| Sculptor, painter, and graphic artist, born in Paris, France. Of Venezuelan parents, she studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julien in Paris (1949), then moved to New York (1950) where she continued her studies at the Art Students League (1950), the New School (1951–4), and the Hans Hofmann School (1951–4). She specializes in wooden sculptures of human figures and has exhibited widely, her own face often appearing in her work. Among her works are ‘The Family’ (1961) and ‘Woman and Dog’ (1964). |
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