About Beatriz González
Beatriz González was a Colombian painter, sculptor, critic, curator, and art historian. González was often associated with the pop art movement. She was best known for her bright and colorful paintings depicting life in Colombia during the war-torn period known as La Violencia. In 2019, the Pérez Art Museum Miami presented the first career retrospective of González's work in the United States. This painting was the first of a number of paintings done by González in the 1960s in which she explored the intense violence in Colombia. After one of González's friends and mentors, Marta Traba pressed the Jury to reconsider their decision, the painting was not only accepted, but González won a special prize for her work, which eventually helped launch her career.
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