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Josefina Aguilar
Mexican, born 1945
Person TypeIndividual
BiographyJosefina Aguilar is a Mexican folk artist from Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca. She was mentored by her mother (Isaura Alcantara Díaz and grandmother. She began learning her craft from them when she was six years old. She is best known for her small clay figurines, called muñecas (dolls), an art form she learned from her mother Isaura Aguilar. Aguilar uses red clay to create depictions of everyday village activities, religious and folkloric scenes, famous figures and special Day of the Dead statues.