Elizabeth de Cuevas (also known by the moniker Strong-Cuevas) (January 22, 1929 – March 19, 2023) was a French-born American sculptor born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
[1] She was raised in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, Florence, Italy and New York City.
[2] She studied sculpture at the Art Students League of New York, with instructor John Hovannes, who encouraged her to carve.
Early in her career she became known for producing figurative sculptures of large heads, many of which were in profile.
Later her highly abstract, cubistic and totemic works consisted of human faces rendered from multiple angles.