1. Marisol Escobar

2. Marisol’s Life Information  Born as Marisol Escobar in 1930  In 1949 Marisol studied at Ecole des Beaux Arts and Academy Julian, Paris  In 1950, Marisol moved to New York and continued her studies between 1951-1954 at Hans Hoffmann School, Provincetown, and at the Art students’ League, New York.  Marisol developed a interest in Mexican, Pre-Columbian, Pop Art, and American folk art. She then turned her attention to sculpture.  1964, Marisol made one of her most famous works of Art…”Women and dog” which depicts a group of fashionable middle-class housewives parading in public.

3. “Women and Dog”

4. Marisol’s Art Style…. Marisol is considered to be a Pop Artist Pop Art was…. an art movement in the 1960’s where artist’s such as Lichtenstein, Warhol, and Johns appropriated images from popular culture. Marisol’s art work utilizes figures from everyday life sometimes dressed in 60’s fashion. She was also considered a folk artist because of her use of carved found objects and primitive form.

8. Works by marisol

13. Bibliography Page  http://www.the-artists.org/ArtistView.cfm?id=8A01F3F6-BBCF- 11D4-A93500D0B7069B40 http://www.the-artists.org/ArtistView.cfm?id=8A01F3F6-BBCF- 11D4-A93500D0B7069B40  http://www.the-artists.org/ArtistView.cfm?id=8A01F3F6-BBCF- 11D4-A93500D0B7069B40  http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/marisol.html http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/marisol.html  http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women2/marisol.html http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women2/marisol.html  http://www.artnet.com/library/05/0544/T054435.asp http://www.artnet.com/library/05/0544/T054435.asp  http://www.artnet.com/library/05/0544/T054435.asp http://www.artnet.com/library/05/0544/T054435.asp  Art & Man magazine (Marisol Edition)