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Marisol Escobar

Marisol Escobar is a sculptor. She was born in Paris, France and died in Manhattan, New York. She got bigger with her career in the 1960's. Both of her parents were invested in the arts which of course was bound to influence her. After the death of her mother, she got really invested. Her brother and her were moved to Los Angeles by their father after WWII. Marisol's mother was known as patron of the arts in Venezuela. After studying abroad, and moving back to New York she started to do a lot better with success. Her style of sculpting is block wood and it's really cool!
She is called a sculptor of modern life. In 1978 she was given membership to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She's also worked with Andy Warhol on some works of art and below are her works:
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