The Blue House, from México Nueve
1985 · Color lithograph on paper
48 × 63.5 cm (18 15/16 × 25 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Olga Costa
1913–1993
Leipzig, Germany
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The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
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Olga Costa was a Mexican painter and cultural promoter. She began to study art at the Academy of San Carlos but left after only three months to help support her family. However, she met her husband, artist José Chávez Morado during this time. Her marriage to him involved her in Mexico's cultural and intellectual scene and she began to develop her ability to paint on her own, with encouragement from her husband. She had numerous exhibitions of her work in Mexico, with her work also sent to be sold in the United States. She was also involved in the founding and development of various galleries, cultural societies and three museums in the state of Guanajuato. She received the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes among others for her work.
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