Artist
Maria Alquilar
born New York City 1928-died Sacramento, CA 2014
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- Also known as
- Barbara Taffet
- Barbara Pincus
- Died
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Active in
- Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Biography
Born in New York. The daughter of a Russian Jewish mother and Spanish father. Her altarpieces seek to explore the mythic heritage of many cultures and expose their common threads.
Nora Panzer, ed. Celebrate America in Poetry and Art (New York and Washington, D.C.: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children in association with the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1994)
Works by this artist (22 items)
Artist
Date1967-1977
painted fiber and paper, wood, stone, fabric, and plastic assembled on wood base in plexiglass case
Exhibitions
May 31, 2019–November 22, 2020
Artists used preliminary models—or maquettes—to communicate their ideas.