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Renowned Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego dies at 87

FILE - Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego, left, and Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva stand next to Rego's "Dancing Ostriches", Friday, Sept. 18 2009, during the inauguration of the Casa Das Historias, house of the stories, a museum dedicated to her work in Cascais, outside Lisbon. Rego, who created bold, visceral works inspired by fairy tales, her homeland and her own life, has died on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the age of 87. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques, File) FILE - Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego reacts during an interview next to some of her paintings at the Serralves Museum, Oct. 15, 2004 in Porto, northern Portugal. Rego, who created bold, visceral works inspired by fairy tales, her homeland and her own life, has died on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the age of 87. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte, File)