Alfonso Arana

Alfonso Arana (1927 – 2005) is a Puerto Rican artist who created many biblical subjects, especially those that related to Mary and Mother and Child themes. He studied art in Mexico at the Atelier de Jose Bardasono, the Manhattan School of Arts in New York, the Académie Julian and L’Ecole des Beaus-arts of Paris, and did post graduate work at the American University in Washington, D.C. He exhibited his work in Tokyo, Paris, New York, Mexico City, Spain and Puerto Rico.