Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas

Elizabeth de Cuevas (January 22, 1929 – March 19, 2023) was a French-born American sculptor born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. She was known for her monumental sculpture work. She also known as Elizabeth Strong Cuevas, Elizabeth Strong de Cuevas, and by the moniker Strong-Cuevas.

Early life and education De Cuevas was born on January 22, 1929, to Margaret Rockefeller Strong (who was a grandchild of John D. Rockefeller) and George de Cuevas, a Chilean ballet promoter. She was raised in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, Florence, Italy and New York City.

She studied sculpture at the Art Students League of New York, with instructor John Hovannes, who encouraged her to carve. and public art venues such as Grounds for Sculpture, where several of her works are in their permanent collection.

Her influences included physics and spiritual concepts. She wrote of her work, "I am trying to show the underlying unity of minds. In my negative spaces, I am showing spirit beyond matter, idea before material form.” the Guild Hall of East Hampton, the Bruce Museum, the Heckscher Museum of Art, the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, among other venues. She was a frequent donor and supporter of the New York Public Library, the Morgan Library and Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.