Nancy Spero | 1926-2009

Spero, with her husband, artist Leon Golub, displayed their drawings and paintings in a dual retrospective exhibition in 1994 at the American Center in Paris. (Vincent Amalvy / For The Times)

Spero, seen a month after the Sept. 11 attacks, created two collage pieces as a reaction to the destruction of the World Trade Center. Her New York City home and work space once afforded a view of the twin towers. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)