, ▁there ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁mascul ine ▁Pop ▁in ▁opposition ; ▁without ▁the ▁soft ▁peri ph ery , ▁there ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁hard ▁core ". ▁ ▁Late ▁career ▁Mar is ol ▁received ▁awards ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Premio ▁Gab ri ela ▁M ist ral ▁from ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁American ▁States ▁for ▁her ▁contribution ▁to ▁Inter - American ▁culture . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Let ters ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁work ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁" Mo MA ▁at ▁El ▁Museo ", ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁artists ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art . ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁work ▁has ▁attract ed ▁increased ▁interest , ▁including ▁a ▁major ▁ret ros pective ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁M emph is ▁Bro oks ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee , ▁which ▁also ▁became ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁show ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁at ▁Museo ▁del ▁Bar rio . ▁ ▁She ▁last ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Tri Be Ca ▁district ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁fra il ▁health ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁life . ▁ ▁Mar is ol ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁p neum onia , ▁aged ▁ 8 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it