death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
rome , italy 31 december 1976 catacaos , peru peruvian 02 june 1922 judith westphalen
 judith westphalen painter
judith westphalen

judith westphalen -lrb- june 2 , 1922 -- december 31 , 1976 -rrb- was a peruvian painter known for her abstract artwork .
westphalen was born in catacaos , peru in 1922 .
after participating in a collective exposition in viña del mar in 1946 , she had her first individual show in lima in 1947 .
she lived and worked along with her husband , the writer emilio adolfo westphalen , in lima , new york city , los boliches -lrb- spain -rrb- , florence , and rome .
her work was shown in peru , the us , italy , chile , spain , mexico , and belgium .
she died in rome on december 31 , 1976 .
a major retrospective of her work was held from june to august 2007 in the municipal galleries of miraflores -lrb- lima -rrb- .
