Title: Marco Tobón Mejía
Description: A detailed investigation into the life and work of Marco Tobón Mejía (Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia 1876 - Paris 1933), who first unveiled Colombian art worldwide. The author highlights the artistic quality of his work and his contributions to Colombian art. Includes the valuable collection of medals and sculptures donated by his widow, after his death, to the National Museum of Colombia, in Bogotá, and the various monuments created by Tobón Mejía that today decorate spaces in Bogota, Medellín and Barranquilla.
Subjects: Sculptors, Engravers, Colombians, Criticism and interpretation, Modern Sculpture, Biography
Places: France
People: Marco Tobón Mejía (1876-1933)