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Since 2023, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College have acquired several works on paper by Alejandro Mario Yllanes.
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Since 2023, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College have purchased multiple works on paper by Alejandro Mario Yllanes.
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{
    "date": "2023",
    "artist": "Alejandro Mario Yllanes",
    "organizations": [
        "Metropolitan Museum of Art",
        "Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College"
    ]
}
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Created
September 25, 2026 at 5:05 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 25, 2026 at 5:05 AM (2 weeks ago)

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This Forgotten Artist’s ‘Extraordinary’ Work Was Saved From a Dumpster
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/22/arts/design/alejandro-mario-yllanes-toledo-museum-bolivia.html

The works of self-taught Bolivian painter Alejandro Mario Yllanes, once championed by Diego Rivera and later found in a dumpster, are now experiencing a renaissance. Major museums are acquiring his political and Indigenous-focused art, highlighting a 50-year saga of mystery and rediscovery.

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