Alice Brill. Felicia Leirner and her work, circa 1951, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Collection of the Instituto Moreira Salles. Code 011CXART1208 source
Felícia Leirner (1904–1996) was a Polish-born Brazilian sculptor. She was born in Warsaw and arrived in Brazil in 1927. At the age of 44, she began studying sculpture with the photographer Victor Brecheret . Her early work belonged to the figurative phase (1950–58). She initially created isolated figures. In 1953 and 1955, she participated in the São Paulo Art Biennial. In 1955, she received an award from the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro. Her sculptures were incorporated into the collections of the São Paulo Museum of Art and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. She died in Campos do Jordão, São Paulo in 1996. via W
Felícia Leirner (ur. 1904 w Warszawie, zm. 1996 w São Paulo, Brazylia) – brazylijska rzeźbiarka pochodzenia polskiego, uznawana za jedną z najważniejszych artystek brazylijskich XX wieku. via W PL
Alice Brill (December 13, 1920 – June 29, 2013) was a German-born Brazilian photographer, painter, and art critic. via W
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