Manuel Izquierdo

(American | Spanish (born 1925, died 2009))

Late artist Manuel Izquierdo (1925-2009) created sculptures and prints characterized by expressive forms and narrative imagery. Born in Madrid, Spain, Izquierdo's family fled after the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and settled in Portland, Oregon in 1942. He was introduced to welding while working at the Kaiser Shipyards during World War II. He earne