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The Baroque World of Fernando Botero
On
view through January 11, 2009
Corporate Sponsor: Regions Morgan Keegan
Exhibition Sponsors: The Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams
Charitable Foundation; The Deupree Family Foundation; Grinder, Taber
& Grinder, Inc.; The First Tennessee Bravo Series With additional support from: The Doris and Hubert Kiersky Charitable Remainder Trust Media Sponsors: Clear Channel Outdoor; New Tech Graphics; FM-100; La Prensa Latina Educational Programming Sponsors: The Thomas W. Briggs Foundation; Carrier Corporation
Colombian-born
Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is a painter, sculptor, and draftsman
renowned for extravagantly rounded figures that combine the polish and
excess of Spanish colonial baroque art with the social realism of the
Mexican muralists. Their humorous exaggeration belies the more serious
content of Botero’s work—commentary on colonialism, political
instability in Latin America, and the vernacular artistic traditions of
the region, as well as European art history. The artist’s first
American retrospective in over thirty years, The Baroque World of
Fernando Botero is the most extensive study of his life and work to
date. Drawn exclusively from Botero’s private collection, the 100 works
featured—including paintings, sculptures, and drawings—represent the
full scope of his oeuvre from a uniquely personal perspective.
This exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia.
ADMISSION TICKETS
Enhance your visit with a cell phone audio tour. Free for members!
$3 for non-members
(Available in English and Spanish)
Fernando Botero (Colombian, b.1932)
The First Lady, 1989
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
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