Thousands of unseen art pieces keeps local artist’s legacy alive

An apartment on Ludlow Ave. holds decades of unseen artwork by local artist Edith Susarret Marrero.

Her son, Manuel Susarret, has completely transformed his mom’s home into a vault filled with her art.

An inside look at Edith’s legacy:

Cincinnati man works to keep his late mother’s spirit alive through her art

Edith was born in Puerto Rico in 1923. She moved to Spanish Harlem, New York, with her family for a better life in 1928 and then brought her artwork with her to Cincinnati in 2005.

“People have told me they recognize her work from the windows around here,” UC art student Dominic Bley said…

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