Isabel steva, colita - flamenco party, barcelona 1963 artist: isabel steva, colita (1940-2023) title: flamenco party, 1963 type: artistic photograph technique: gelatin silver print provenance: private collection of the photographer isabel steva hernández, known artistically as colita (barcelona, august 24, 1940 – barcelona, december 31, 2023) was a spanish photographer, winner of the gold medal for merit in fine arts in 2021. in her 44-year career, colita held more than 40 exhibitions and published more than 30 photography books. after the arrival of democratic city councils and the end of the franco regime, she specialized in photographing her city, barcelona, and its metropolitan area. Evidencing its changes and evolution, and always reflecting the cultural and social life of catalonia. his work is included in the collections of the national art museum of catalonia and the reina sofía museum (mncars). in 1998, the barcelona city council awarded him the medal for artistic merit, along with photographers oriol maspons and leopoldo pomés. In 2014, he was awarded the national photography prize, which he declined due to the state of culture and education in spain. This piece has an attribution mark, i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution