Olga Albizu Rosaly (1924–2005) was an

abstract expressionist Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York City in the 1940s. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York at the center of the ...

painter from Ponce,

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. Albizu Rosaly was the first woman dedicated to abstraction in Puerto Rico.

Life

Albizu was born and raised in

, where she studied painting with the Spanish painter Esteban Vicente from 1943 to 1947. She received a

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from the

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in 1946. In 1948 she moved to New York City on a fellowship for post-graduate work at the

Art Students League The Art Students League of New York is an art school at 215 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists. Although artists may stu ...

, where she studied under Morris Kantor, Carl Holty, and Vaclav Vytlacil. She also studied with Hans Hofmann and subsequently became his apprentice. After that, she did further studies in Europe at the

Académie de la Grande Chaumière The Académie de la Grande Chaumière is an art school in the Montparnasse district of Paris, France. History The school was founded in 1904 by the Catalan painter Claudio Castelucho on the rue de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, near the Acad� ...

in Paris and the

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. Later, she spent a year painting in the

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, as painters such as

Van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...

and Cézanne had done before her. In 1953 she returned to New York.

Works

Her works have been used in the artwork of various record covers, including a number of albums by Stan Getz.
Stan Getz: *''

Jazz Samba ''Jazz Samba'' is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd released by Verve Records in 1962. ''Jazz Samba'' signaled the beginning of the bossa nova craze in America. Stan Getz was the featured soloist and the tracks were arranged by C ...

'' *'' Jazz Samba Encore!'' *''

Getz/Gilberto ''Getz/Gilberto'' is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring pianist and composer Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), who also composed many of the tracks. It was released in March 1964 by Verv ...

'' *'' Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2'' * ''Big Band Bossa Nova'' Bill Evans: *'' Trio 64'' Alibizu's work was included in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's 2013 exhibit, "Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art," and her work, "Radiante" (1967), is part of the collection and was used as one of several new banners at the entrance to the Museum in 2017.

Awards

*Honored at Ponce's Park of the Illustrious Ponce Citizens. *2nd prize, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, Puerto Rico 1967 *2nd prize, Esso Salon of Young Artists, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1964

References

External links

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Olga Albizu
on WikiArt

Life

Works

Awards

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