Marisol: A Retrospective AKGo! Journey:  Marisol: A Retrospective

Far more than a muse, Marisol created art that, in radical ways, addressed challenging and urgent issues of the twentieth and now twenty-first centuries. Listen to scholars as they offer insight into her long career.

Featured Voices

• Cathleen Chaffee, Charles Balbach Chief Curator
• Delia Solomons, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, Drexel University
• Mimi Trujillo, friend of Marisol
• Jessica Hahn, Curator of Modern and Contemporary, Toledo Museum of Art
• Emily Cummins, Assistant Objects Conservator, Toledo Museum of Art
• Marissa Stevenson, Assistant Conservator of Textile-based Collections, Toledo Museum of Art
 

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A woman sitting on a globe on a beach wearing jeans and a zip up sweatershirt

The Hungarians, 1955

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Polychromed wood and metal cart
36 1/2 x 27 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2021:28)

A wooden sculpture of a man, a woman, and a child

Baby Girl and Baby Boy, 1962–63

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Baby Girl, 1963
Wood and mixed media
74 x 35 x 47 inches 
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1964 (K1964:8)

Baby Boy, 1962–63
Wood and mixed media
88 x 31 x 24 inches
Collection of Susan G. and Richard M. Rieser, Jr., Palm Beach, Florida

Side by side photos of large wooden sculptures of a baby boy and a baby girl

The Generals, 1961–62

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Wood, mixed media, and sound recording
87 x 28 1/2 x 76 inches
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1962 (K1962:7)

A wooden sculpture of two generals mounted on a horse

Mi Mama y Yo, 1968

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Painted bronze and aluminum pole
73 x 56 x 56 inches
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2018:15a-d)

A Pop Art sculpture of a woman and young girl sitting on a metal bench with a yellow parasol in between them

Three Women with Umbrella, 1965–66

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Graphite and paint on wood
Plexiglas, found plastic umbrella, stuffed bird
81 × 57 × 34 inches
Collection of Betsy and Andy Rosenfield

Pop Art wooden statues of three women wearing large decorative hats

The Party, 1965–66

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Assemblage of 15 freestanding, life-size figures and three wall panels, with painted wood and carved wood, mirrors, plastic, television set, clothes, shoes, glasses, and other accessories
Size variable by installation
Toledo Museum of Art, Museum Purchase Fund, by exchange, 2005.42A-P

A collection of wooden Pop Art sculptures of people dressed and assembled for a party

Kiss, 1966

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Cast polyester, metal, and light
9 1/4 x 6 1/16 x 10 inches
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2021:34) 

A gold sculpture of faces kissing

The Fishman, 1973

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Wood, plaster, acrylic paint, resin, and glass eyes
68 1/4 x 28 x 33 1/4 inches
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2021:37a-g)

Wooden statue of a man's body with a fish head holding a fish and a small crab on the ground next to it

Assorted Clay Masks, 1974–75

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Dimensions and materials variable
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Bequest of Marisol, 2016
 

More Details

 

Assorted clay masks hanging on a white wall

The Louis Falco Dance Company’s performance of "Caviar," 1970

Décor and costumes by Marisol
Gelatin Silver Print
8 x 10 inches
Marisol Papers, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Photographer unknown

Black and white photo of dancers on a stage with large fish set decorations

Portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe with Dogs, 1977

Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016)

Graphite and oil on wood 
52 5/8 x 53 x 60 3/4 inches 
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum 
Bequest of Marisol, 2016 (2021:44a–i) 

Wooden sculptures of the artist Georgia O'Keeffe and two large dogs