theme in Benediction, Priests,Acolytes,Chuch Interior, Death Masker, First Communion (2),Idle Angels, Insomne, Lot's Wife, Lady Godiva, Annunciation, On the Levee, Easter Egg, Iron Sharpeneth Iron, A Cult Leader Exhorts His Flock, Mother Carre and others. Durieux took on all types from the humble Mexican priest to the effete snobs of the Spanish clergy to the voodoo leaders in Louisiana ARTIST STATEMENT "I cannot remember a time when I did not have a pencil in hand trying to put down on a slate, on wrapping paper or even on the woodwork visual ideas concerning my environment To me art is not work. It is fun. If I happen to give a measure of enjoyment to others as I entertain myself, so much the better. If not, well ... that's just too bad!" Caroline in Cuba On April 19,1920 Caroline married childhood friend Pierre Durieux at her parents’ home at 1226 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans. In October of 1920, the Durieux’s moves to Havana, Cuba where Pierre takes a position with General Motors. In late December 1920, Caroline returns to New Orleans to give birth to the couple’s first and only child. She spends the next six months recuperating from postpartum complications at her parents' vacation home in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. When Caroline returns to Cuba she and Pierre live in the vibrant downtime neighborhood of Vedado. Caroline works briefly in a design firm but spends most of her time creating paintings, drawings and watercolors of her colorful surroundings. Caroline has said color, and most of her work from this period were still lifes, flowers and landscapes. At the request of her housekeeper, she became involved with the native women in the community helping them devise a rudimentary method of birth control. Mexico City In 1926, her husband Pierre was named chief representative of General Motors for all of Latin America, but Caroline stayed and worked in Mexico City. She received a letter of introduction to Diego Rivera from Tulane anthropologist, Franz Blom, which helped ease her transition into the local artist community. In 1929, curator Rene d'Harnoncourt, organized a solo exhibition of Caroline's oil paintings and drawings at the Sonora News Company. Rivera wrote a favorable review of his friend's exhibition, and then chose the occasion to paint her portrait. Again, a promotion for Pierre marked an important development in his wife's career. This time they moved to New