Marisol Escobar | |
|---|---|
 Marisol Escobar (1963) | |
| Born | Maria Sol Escobar May 22, 1930 Paris, France |
| Died | April 30, 2016 (aged 85) New York City, US |
| Education | Jepson Art Institute École des Beaux-Arts Art Students League of New York Hans Hofmann School |
| Known for | Sculpture Assemblage |
| Notable work | Women and Dog The Last Supper Dust Bowl Migrants Father Damien |
| Movement | Pop Art, New Realism |
| Awards | 1997 Premio Gabriela Mistral, from Organization of American States American Academy of Arts and Letters (1978) |
Marisol Escobar (May 22, 1930 – April 30, 2016), otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor[1] born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City.[2] She became world-famous in the mid-1960s, but lapsed into relative obscurity within a decade.[3] She continued to create her artworks and returned to the limelight in the early 21st century, capped by a 2014 major retrospective show organized by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.[3] The largest retrospective of Marisol's artwork, Marisol: A Retrospective has been organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and curated by Cathleen Chaffee for these museums: the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (October 7, 2023 – January 21, 2024), the Toledo Museum of Art (March–June 2024), the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (July 12, 2024 - January 6, 2025), and the Dallas Museum of Art (February 23–July 6, 2025). Although it is supplemented by loans from international museums and private collections, the exhibition draws largely on artwork and archival material Marisol left to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum as a bequest upon her death.[4][5]
- ^ Grimes, William (May 3, 2016). "Marisol, an Artist Known for Blithely Shattering Boundaries, Dies at 85". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Falleció la escultora venezolana Marisol Escobar a sus 86 años de edad". noticias24.com. May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ a b Steinhauer, Jillian (2 May 2016). "Marisol, Innovative Pop Art Sculptor Written Out of History, Dies at 85". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ [1]Marisol: A Retrospective
- ^ "Exhibitions". buffaloakg.org. Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Retrieved 11 October 2023.