Renowned Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego dies at 87

By JILL LAWLESS and BARRY HATTON
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego has died at the age of 87.  The Victoria Miro Gallery said the artist died Wednesday at her London home after a short illness. Though she lived in Britain, Rego’s work was infused with the colors and stories of her homeland, including her childhood under a dictatorship in Portugal. Major museums have pieces by Rego’s in their collections. Her work spanned styles from naturalism to the abstract, and often included vivid, unnerving depictions of people, animals or both. Among her best-known works are the “Dog Woman” pastel drawings portraying women in a series of canine poses. The Portuguese government has declared a day of national mourning in Rego’s honor.