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Rosa Maria (Barandiaran) Ukena (February 6 1942 – May 11 1999) was a San Francisco artist known for reviving the impressionist movement and was one of the founding members of the San Francisco Impressionist League. She was born in Ahuachapán El Salvador in 1942 from Spanish and Basque ancestry.In her early childhood her twin sister died at the age of 4 from complications related to being a Type I (juvenile) diabetes.