Marina Núñez del Prado, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marina Núñez del Prado

Bolivian sculptor

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1910

Place of Birth: La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1995

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Bolivia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Marina Núñez del Prado (ca.
1910–1995) was a celebrated Bolivian sculptor. Marina Núñez del Prado was one of the most respected sculptors from Latin America.
Núñez del Prado based many of her sculptures off of the female form as well as taking inspiration from animals and landscapes native to Bolivia.
Her work is highly sensuous, with rolling curves.
She carved from native Bolivian woods, as well as black granite, alabaster, basalt and white onyx.
Perhaps one of her most famous works is "White Venus" (1960), a stylized female body in white onyx.
Another celebrated work is "Mother and Child," sculpted in white onyx.
Indigenous Bolivian cultures inspired much of her work.