▁tra uma ▁of ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁death , ▁by ▁walking ▁on ▁her ▁kne es ▁until ▁they ▁b led , ▁keeping ▁silent ▁for ▁long ▁periods , ▁and ▁t ying ▁ro pes ▁tight ly ▁around ▁her ▁wa ist . ▁ ▁After ▁Josef ina ' s ▁death ▁and ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁exit ▁from ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁board ing ▁school , ▁the ▁family ▁tra ve led ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Car ac as , ▁Venezuela . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁when ▁Mar is ol ▁was ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁family ▁re located ▁perman ently ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ; ▁she ▁was ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Mary mount ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁She ▁dis lik ed ▁this ▁institution , ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁West la ke ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Mar is ol ▁Esc obar ▁began ▁her ▁formal ▁arts ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁with ▁night ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁Ot is ▁Art ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Je pson ▁Art ▁Institute ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁under ▁Howard ▁War sh aw ▁and ▁Rico ▁Leb run . ▁ ▁Mar is ol ▁studied ▁art ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁begin ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁School ▁for ▁Social ▁Research , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁artist ▁Hans ▁Hof mann . ▁ ▁The ▁pop ▁art ▁culture