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Introduction
Carmen Herrera (May 31, 1915 – February 12, 2022) was a Cuban-born American abstract, minimalist visual artist and painter. She was born in Havana and lived in New York City from the mid-1950s. Herrera's abstract works brought her international recognition late in life.
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Introduction
Cuban-born artist painted in obscurity for decades before achieving acclaim when she was eighty-nine. She was active mostly in the United States, but lived in Paris from 1948 to 1956, where she developed the style for which she would much later become renowned, a form of geometric abstraction.
Nationalities
Cuban, American
Gender
Female
Roles
Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Names
Carmen Herrera, Carmen Herrera Nieto
Ulan
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15 works online

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