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Signature. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón[ a ] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954 [ 1 ]) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to ...
Chavela Vargas (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃaˈβela ˈβaɾɣas]; born María Isabel Anita Carmen de Jesús Vargas Lizano[ a ]; 17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012) was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer, she gained widespread recognition for her distinctive interpretations of Mexican rancheras. However, her impact extends beyond this genre ...
She was the daughter of journalist Enrique Gutiérrez Cueto and Concepción Blanchard Santisteban. She was the cousin of Mexican artist Germán Cueto. [1] She was born with several physical deformities, including a deformed spine, [5][6] which some attributed to Blanchard's mother's fall during her pregnancy. Blanchard was born with ...
Harry Ransom Center, Austin. Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas) is a 1940 self-portrait by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo which also includes a black cat, a monkey, and two dragonflies. It was painted after Kahlo's divorce from Diego Rivera and the end of her affair with photographer Nickolas Muray.
Carmen Amaya (2 November 1918 – 19 November 1963) occasionally known by the stage name La Capitana, was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is often hailed as "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever" [ 1 ] and "the most extraordinary personality of all time in flamenco ...
Marta Palau Bosch (17 July 1934 – 13 August 2022) [1] was a Spanish-Mexican artist who resided in Mexico. She worked in engraving, painting, sculpture, and most prominently in tapestries, defining herself by her profound artistic use and arrangement of native Mexican natural materials. [2] She was one of the first Mexican artists to focus on ...
Marisol Escobar. 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 ...
Ende (artist) Ende (or En) is the first Spanish female manuscript illuminator to have her work documented through inscription: ENDE PINTRIX ET D (E)I AIUTRIX in the colophon of the Gerona Beatus. [1] Most information about her comes down to the inscription in her artwork as there was no other record. [2] Her lifetime is not known but can be ...