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Carol Rama

1918-04-17 – 2015-09-25

Portrait of Carol Rama
Photograph of the Italian painter Carol Rama (1918–2015).Credit: Pino Dell'Aquila

Life & Legacy

Olga Carolina "Carol" Rama (17 April 1918 – 25 September 2015) was an Italian self-taught artist. Her painting encompassed an erotic, and sexual identity with specific references to female sensuality. She began to paint around the mid-thirties and exhibiting her work ten years later. Her work was relatively little known until curator Lea Vergine included several pieces in a 1980 exhibition, prompting Rama to revisit her earlier watercolour style.

Occupation & Career

painter, draftsperson, textile artist, artist

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q529763 — wikidata View source

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