Ernesto Tamariz
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| Born | Ernesto Tamariz Galicia (1904-01-11)11 January 1904[1] |
| Died | 30 September 1988(1988-09-30) (aged 84)[1] |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Memorial to the Mexican cadets killed in the Battle of Chapultepec (Niños Héroes) |
| Movement | Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Eclecticism[2] |
Ernesto Tamariz Galicia (11 January 1904 – 30 September 1988) was a 20th-century Mexican sculptor specialized in public monuments, religious statues and funerary art.[1]
His most famous work is "Altar to the Fatherland" (Altar a la patria), a memorial to the Mexican cadets killed during the Battle of Chapultepec (Niños Héroes). He also sculpted the statue of St Pio of Pietrelcina and John Paul II at the old Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe,[3] the new central altar of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, the tomb of Alfonso Reyes at the Rotunda of Illustrious People and the tomb of Ignacio Zaragoza,[2] among others.
According to María Estela Duarte, curator of Épica y gloria monumental ("Epic and monumental glory"), a posthumous exposition of Tamariz at the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum of Mexico City, the sculptor completed some 128 monuments throughout Mexico.[4]
The first papal visit took place in 1979, as a result of which a bronze statue of John Paul II was erected between the Old Basilica and the new one. The 19.6-foot-high sculpture was made by Ernesto Tamariz and unveiled in 1981 as part of the celebrations for the 450th anniversary of the apparitions.
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