▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁emb rac ed ▁Mar is ol ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁members , ▁en han cing ▁her ▁recognition ▁and ▁popular ity . ▁She ▁concentr ated ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁three - dimensional ▁port ra its , ▁using ▁insp iration ▁" found ▁in ▁photograph s ▁or ▁g lean ed ▁from ▁personal ▁mem ories ". ▁ ▁Art istic ▁practice ▁During ▁the ▁Post war ▁period , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁traditional ▁values ▁that ▁re inst ated ▁social ▁roles , ▁conform ing ▁race ▁and ▁gender ▁within ▁the ▁public ▁sphere . ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁sculpt ural ▁works ▁to yed ▁with ▁the ▁pres cribed ▁social ▁roles ▁and ▁rest raint s ▁faced ▁by ▁women ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁through ▁her ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁complex ities ▁of ▁femin inity ▁as ▁a ▁perce ived ▁truth . ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁practice ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁dynamic ▁combination ▁of ▁folk ▁art , ▁d ada , ▁and ▁sur real ism ▁– ▁ultimately ▁illustr ating ▁a ▁keen ▁psych ological ▁insight ▁on ▁contemporary ▁life . ▁By ▁displaying ▁the ▁essential ▁aspects ▁of ▁femin inity ▁within ▁an ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁makes h ift ▁construction , ▁Mar is ol ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁social ▁construct ▁of ▁' w oman ' ▁as ▁an ▁un stable ▁entity . ▁Using ▁an ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁pl aster ▁cast s , ▁wooden ▁blocks , ▁wood car ving , ▁draw ings , ▁phot ography , ▁paint , ▁and ▁pieces ▁of ▁contemporary ▁cl othing , ▁Mar is ol ▁effectively ▁recognized ▁their ▁physical ▁dis continu ities .