Marisol Escobar, otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City. She became world-famous in the mid-1960s, but lapsed into relative obscurity within a decade. Wikipedia
Born: May 22, 1930, Paris, France
Died: April 30, 2016 (age 85 years), New York, NY
Periods: Pop art and Nouveau réalisme
Known for: Sculpture; Assemblage
Education: École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1949), The New School, The Art Students League of New York, and more
Parents: Gustavo Escobar and Josefina Escobar
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