Rodolfo Galeotti Torres

guatemala, sculptor, tecun uman monument, art, quetzaltenango

Born Mar 04, 1912

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Passed Away May 22, 1988 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Lifespan 76 years old

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"The sculptor's chisel must reveal the heroic dignity of those who bled for our freedom."

Archival Overview

Master Guatemalan monumental sculptor who sculpted the iconic monuments to Tecún Umán and Atanasio Tzul.

Biographical Record

Rodolfo Galeotti Torres was Guatemala's foremost monumental sculptor and muralist of the 20th century, serving as Director of the National School of Plastic Arts.

Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Galeotti Torres returned to Guatemala with extraordinary technical mastery in bronze, stone, and direct concrete carving.

His majestic public monuments, notably the towering statue of Tecún Umán in Quetzaltenango and the relief murals at the National Palace in Guatemala City, immortalized indigenous resistance and Guatemalan sovereignty.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Quetzaltenango Municipal Cemetery
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

                         GPS: 14.8333, -91.5167                    

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