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Rina Lazo

Rina Lazo, the Guatemalan Mexican painter, got her start in the 1940s as one of D‪iego Rivera’s assistants.  Lazo celebrated Mesoamerican cultures, especially the Mayan, and the spiritual abundance of the natural world.  Via allegorical paintings, prints, and murals, she infused spirtuality with a subtle, yet rich colorful palette.  She is a celebrated artist in Mexico and Guatemala.

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