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Ernesto Tamariz

Ernesto Tamariz Galicia (11 January 1904 – 30 September 1988) was a 20th-century Mexican sculptor specialized in public monuments, religious statues and funerary art. 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, 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, among others.

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Ernesto Tamariz

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Heroic Cadets Memorial in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.

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Name
Ernesto Tamariz
Birth Name
Ernesto Tamariz Galicia
Born
11 January 1904
Birthplace
Acatzingo, Puebla, Mexico
Died
30 September 1988
Known for
Sculpture
Movement
Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Eclecticism
Nationality
Mexico.
Occupation
sculptor and painter.
Movements
Art Deco, eclecticism in art and nationalism.
Languages
Spanish.

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Ernesto Tamariz Galicia (11 January 1904 – 30 September 1988) was a 20th-century Mexican sculptor specialized in public monuments, religious statues and funerary art. 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, 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, among others.

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Ernesto Tamariz (1904–1988) was a painter and sculptor, of Mexican nationality. The painter was born in Acatzingo Municipality and died in Mexico City. Ernesto Tamariz was associated with Art Deco and eclecticism in art. Languages used include Spanish.

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