 Marina Núñez del Prado was one of the most widely acclaimed sculptors of Latin America, her work characterized by rolling curves and bulk and by the use of such spectacular materials as black granite, alabaster, basalt and white onyx, as well a different native Bolivian woods.Among her outstanding sculptures White Venus (1960), a stylized female body in white onyx, is among her most admired works.Another famous work is Mother and Child, sculpted in white onyx.