Rafael Alfonso Umaña Mendez (1908–1994),
Colombian-born artist known to most as Umaña, created works in a range of artistic formats for seven decades in New York, France, Spain, Florida, Virginia and Colombia. He mastered numerous media including textiles; sculpture in marble, silver, and iron; painting and drawings in oil, watercolor, pencil, silver- and goldpoint; printmaking; and fine art book illustration.
His work is held in collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Harvard University, Georgetown University, Columbia University, The Kinsey Institute, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
To learn more about his life and where to view his works follow the Biography link above, or follow the links below to view selections of his Paintings, Sculptures, Works on Paper and Textiles.
Helen McGehee
Helen Gray McGehee was born into a family of women artists. When she fell in love it would be with an artist, the Colombian painter and sculptor, Rafael Alphonso Umaña Mendez, known simply as Umaña.