Nela Arias-Misson | |
|---|---|
 Arias-Misson in 1960 | |
| Born | Manuela Paula Covadonga Josefa Arias García September 8, 1915 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | July 17, 2015 Miami, Florida, US |
| Nationality | Spanish, Cuban, American |
| Education | La Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Traphagen School of Fashion, Parsons School of Design, The Art Students League of New York |
| Known for | Painting, Sculpting |
| Movement | Abstract expressionism |
| Spouses | Willis Hesser Bird
(m. 1941–1949)Sidney Kraft (m. 1949–1955)Charles John Washburn
(m. 1957–1958) |
| Website | www.nelaariasmisson.com |
Nela Arias-Misson (September 8, 1915 – July 17, 2015) was a Cuban-born abstract expressionist painter and sculptor.[1][2][3] Nela Arias-Misson was a contemporary and friend of the 20th-century painters Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Karel Appel, Walasse Ting, and Antoni Tapies.[1][4] She exhibited internationally and was connected to many established figures in the art world throughout her life. Her art synthesizes her experiences as an ahead-of-her-time, determined, female artist, linking abstract expressionism in Cuba, the United States, and Europe.[5]
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