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Ana Mendieta

1948 - 1985

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Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter, and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" artwork. She is considered one of the most influential Cuban-American artists of the post–World War II era. Born in Havana, Cuba, Mendieta left for the United States in 1961. Mendieta died on September 8, 1985, in New York City, after falling from her 34th-floor apartment. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ana Mendieta is the 1,368th most popular painter (up from 1,452nd in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Cuba (up from 86th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cuban Painter.

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Among painters, Ana Mendieta ranks 1,368 out of 2,023. Before her are Vladimir Makovsky, Vitale da Bologna, Evert van Aelst, Kuroda Seiki, Boris Yefimov, and Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech. After her are Louis Gallait, Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Valerio Adami, Bartolo di Fredi, Christian Schad, and Johann Köler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ana Mendieta ranks 345. Before her are Eddy Grant, Armando Calderón Sol, Nana Jorjadze, Wayne Kramer, Marisol, and Tom Scott. After her are Enver Marić, Pam Ferris, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Ted Nugent, Giuseppe Petrocchi, and Stefania Casini. Among people deceased in 1985, Ana Mendieta ranks 133. Before her are Pavel Batov, Victor Capesius, René Barjavel, Attilio Bettega, Francesca Bertini, and Haruo Remeliik. After her are Márton Bukovi, Gerhard Stöck, Roger Sessions, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Yusuf Lule, and Arnold Chikobava.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Ana Mendieta ranks 82 out of 300. Before her are Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Félix Rodríguez (1941), Laurel Aitken (1927), José Miró Cardona (1902), and Yoel Romero (1977). After her are Pablo Milanés (1943), Ninón Sevilla (1929), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Félix Savón (1967), Alberto Bayo (1892), and Benny Moré (1919).

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Among PAINTERS In Cuba

Among painters born in Cuba, Ana Mendieta ranks 2. Before her are Wifredo Lam (1902). After her are Carmen Herrera (1915).

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