Cien por ocho : homenaje nacional : centenario de ocho creadores colombianos / curaduría, Eduardo Márceles Daconte, Juan Darío Restrepo Figueroa, Daniel Castro Benítez.

Primera edición.

Bogotá : Museo Nacional de Colombia, 2020.

180 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, map, portraits ; 28 cm

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Museo Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, from October 2020-January 2021.

The Museo Nacional pay tribute to eight Colombian creators who were born 100 years ago: Five plastic artists: Alejandro Obregón Roses (Barcelona, 1920 - Cartagena, 1992), Édgar Negret Dueñas (Popayán, 1920 - Bogotá, 2012), Lucy Tejada (Pereira, 1920 - Cali, 2011), Cecilia Porras (Cartagena, 1920 - Cartagena, 1971) and Enrique Grau Araújo (Panamá, 1920 - Bogotá, 2004); two photojournalists: Manuel Humberto Rodríguez Corredor (Bogotá, 1920 -2009) and Nereo López Meza (Cartagena, 1920 - New York, 2015); a writer Manuel Zapata Olivella (Santa Cruz de Lorica, 1920 - Bogotá, 2004). The exhibition includes paintings and sculptures, along with drawings, prints, watercolors, photographs, books, posters and unusual objects; including iconic pieces like: "La ceiba dorada" by Lucy Tejada, "Perros" by Enrique Grau, "Masacre 10 de abril" by Alejandro Obregón, along with photography of the first female vote in Colombia taken by Manuel H. Rodríguez, a photograph of the visit of President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy to Colombia taken by Nereo López, the proyect "Columna conmemorativa de una masacre" by Édgar Negret, the cover of the book"La Hojarasca" by Gabriel García Márquez illustrated by Cecilia Porras, and the book "He visto la noche" (1953) de Manuel Zapata Olivella.

Spanish

July 23, 2021

Includes bibliographical references.