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Josefina Aguilar (born 1945) is a Mexican folk artist from Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca. A member of the Aguilar family, she is best known for her small clay figurines called muñecas (dolls), an artform she learned from her mother. Aguilar uses red clay to create depictions of everyday village activities, religious and folkloric scenes, famous figures, and special Day of the Dead statues. Collectors of her work include Nelson Rockefeller, who discovered her work on a trip to Oaxaca in 1975, as well as repeat visitors to Oaxaca who come to see her latest work. Aguilar says each figurine she makes is unique. She became blind in 2014 and now uses touch to create her art. One of her major collectors quoted her as saying "It's not the eyes. It's the hand and the brain."

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  • Josefina Aguilar Alcántara (Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, México, 22 de febrero de 1945) es una artista popular dedicada a la elaboración de figuras de barro rojo policromado.​ Es una de las hermanas de la familia Aguilar, quienes se distinguen por modelar figuras de sirenas, damas de la noche, vírgenes, friditas -reinterpretaciones de la figura de Frida Kahlo-, autorretratos y escenas cotidianas.​​ (es)
  • Josefina Aguilar (born 1945) is a Mexican folk artist from Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca. A member of the Aguilar family, she is best known for her small clay figurines called muñecas (dolls), an artform she learned from her mother. Aguilar uses red clay to create depictions of everyday village activities, religious and folkloric scenes, famous figures, and special Day of the Dead statues. Collectors of her work include Nelson Rockefeller, who discovered her work on a trip to Oaxaca in 1975, as well as repeat visitors to Oaxaca who come to see her latest work. Aguilar says each figurine she makes is unique. She became blind in 2014 and now uses touch to create her art. One of her major collectors quoted her as saying "It's not the eyes. It's the hand and the brain." (en)
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  • Josefina Aguilar (en)
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  • Josefina Aguilar Alcántara (Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, México, 22 de febrero de 1945) es una artista popular dedicada a la elaboración de figuras de barro rojo policromado.​ Es una de las hermanas de la familia Aguilar, quienes se distinguen por modelar figuras de sirenas, damas de la noche, vírgenes, friditas -reinterpretaciones de la figura de Frida Kahlo-, autorretratos y escenas cotidianas.​​ (es)
  • Josefina Aguilar (born 1945) is a Mexican folk artist from Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca. A member of the Aguilar family, she is best known for her small clay figurines called muñecas (dolls), an artform she learned from her mother. Aguilar uses red clay to create depictions of everyday village activities, religious and folkloric scenes, famous figures, and special Day of the Dead statues. Collectors of her work include Nelson Rockefeller, who discovered her work on a trip to Oaxaca in 1975, as well as repeat visitors to Oaxaca who come to see her latest work. Aguilar says each figurine she makes is unique. She became blind in 2014 and now uses touch to create her art. One of her major collectors quoted her as saying "It's not the eyes. It's the hand and the brain." (en)
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