Lola Sandino Stanton

Lola Sandino Stanton is originally from Bluefields, Nicaragua.
She attended college in the US through a scholarship from The Institute of International Education. After graduation she worked as a photographer and, for most of her working life, she wrote, photographed and produced educational materials. In 1977 she received her Master's Degree in Art Education from The City College of New York.

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Raquel
Oil on canvas
Hudson Guild, New York, United States
A young woman on the edge of graduation from High School. 
The blackbird was her spirit guide and the mirror reflection shows the bird giving her advice.