| De Herrera, Gloria, 1929-1985. | |||||||
| type | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert | ||||||
| dates | 1929-1985 | ||||||
| city | Los Angeles | ||||||
| state | CA | ||||||
| other cities | Paris, France | ||||||
| sex | F | ||||||
| history |
Gloria de Herrera was an American art preparator, restorer and collector active in the art worlds of Los Angeles and France. Born in 1929 in Los Angeles, she moved to Paris in 1951. A close friend of Man Ray, William Nelson Copley and other notable artists, De Herrera is credited with having glued and made permanent the cut-out collages of Henri Matisse. In 1960 De Herrera became involved in the struggle for Algerian independence and was briefly jailed. In 1973 she left Paris for the Dordogne region, settling near Lascaux. She died in Brive, France in 1985. |
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| decades | 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:18 | ||||||
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