Marta Colvin Andrade was the daughter of James Colvin of Irish descent and Elcira Andrade of Portuguese descent . After the 1939 Chillán earthquake , she lived in Santiago , Chile and studied at the School of Arts . In 1943 she was appointed assistant professor from the sculpture workshop of Julio A. Vasquez and master Lorenzo Domínguez , and was officially appointed Professor in 1950 . In 1948 she attended the Grande Chaumiere Academie in Paris with masters Ossin Zadkine and Henry Laurens . She went on to live in France for more than thirty years . She was known worldwide and awarded the National Art Prize in 1970 in recognition of her works
1939 Chillán earthquake
1939 Chillán earthquake
Marta Colvin