Madonna by Cecilia Orta Metal Print

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Cecilia Orta-Allende was a Puerto Rican artist who was unappreciated by her peers, but was an extremely talented artist. Rather paint conventional landscapes and portraits she chose abstracts. This Madonna was painted in 1961 which reveals she was ahead of her time. Cecilia studied art in Mexico and taught in public schools on the island. She also was a dear friend of mine and visited my home quite frequently during the 1970's. She gave me this painting during that time. We both lived in Carolina, Puerto Rico where she lived and died. A section of the Carolina Fine Arts School is now named after her. Not many of her works exist today so I wanted to share this one. Thank you for viewing.

Please note that the Fine Art America Watermark will NOT appear on any products you purchase. Alice Terrill is an award winning photographer and digital artist. She resides in Ohio but spends winters in Puerto Rico. Photographs of hers have appeared in Caribbean Travel & Life, The San Juan Star, The Virgin Islander, El Nuevo Dia and several other publications. Hallmark Cards have used her photos for their greeting cards. Her art has been exhibited in several museums in Puerto Rico including, Princess Museum at the Tourism Headquarters for Puerto Rico, Castillo Serralles museum in Ponce, PR, Proceres Museum in Cabo Rojo, PR, Luis Munoz Marin Foundation in Trujillo Alto, PR, among others. She has participated in group...