One of the last projects Rebecca Medina worked on, a Rosie the Riveter doll head, will be featured in Pride San Antonio’s “Pride Bigger than Texas” parade on Saturday. Story by raquelltorrres.
San Antonio artist and fashion designer Rebecca Medina, known for her mega-sized doll heads, died Sunday in downtown San Antonio. She was 56.
She later created mega-sized doll heads in the likeness of Frida Kahlo and made several as mariachis and catrinas. Her work was often spotted at the San Antonio Public Library Foundation’s annual Catrina Ball, KSAT’s Fiesta Porch Parade and at the San Antonio Zoo. Medina’s four children, Danielle DeLeon, Bethany DeLeon, Defranco Sarabia, and Michael DeLeon, most of whom are artists, are left mourning the loss of their mother, who Bethany DeLeon said was the “best artist they ever knew.”Courtesy / Bethany DeLeon
She said that almost every day, Medina worked in her home garage-turned-studio, late at night and into the morning. She blasted music and worked on multiple projects, including the iconic doll heads and work commissioned by others.
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