Cossette ZENO Puerto Rican, b. 1930
Après la guerre , 1954
Diptych. Collage and mixed media on paper.
35.6 x 22.9 cm
14 x 9 in
Framed:
Left: 19-7/8 x 14.5 x 1-7/8
Right: 20 x 14.5 x 1-7/8 inches
14 x 9 in
Framed:
Left: 19-7/8 x 14.5 x 1-7/8
Right: 20 x 14.5 x 1-7/8 inches
Like I told you, the piece is the cover of a book related to AIDS research. Cossette’s son Robert, her only artist child, died of AIDS in the late 90’s....
Like I told you, the piece is the cover of a book related to AIDS research. Cossette’s son Robert, her only artist child, died of AIDS in the late 90’s.
Cossette tried everything she could to save him but it was not possible in the end.
The book’s author asked Cossette to use the diptych in his book and she immediately accepted.
Cossette has been very supportive with AIDS causes and donated her works and even her time to the cause.
Cossette tried everything she could to save him but it was not possible in the end.
The book’s author asked Cossette to use the diptych in his book and she immediately accepted.
Cossette has been very supportive with AIDS causes and donated her works and even her time to the cause.