Английская Википедия:Fuente de los Cántaros

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Close up photo

Detail of Statue

Fuente de los Cántaros is an outdoor fountain and sculpture of an indigenous woman in Mexico City's Parque México, in Mexico, created by José María Hernández Urbina in 1927, and restored in 2008.

Description and history

The fountain was created by José María Hernández Urbina, with Luz Jiménez, an indigenous Nahua woman, as the model, in 1927. The statue, 3 m in heightШаблон:Sfn and constructed from concrete,Шаблон:Sfn depicts a naked woman with a water pitcher under each arm, from which the water flowed. Locally she is referred to as La Muñeca or the Mujer de los Cántaros.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The fountain faces onto Calle de Michoacán, which divides the park, at the entrance to the Teatro al Aire Libre Lindbergh (Lindbergh Forum, named for Charles Lindbergh).Шаблон:Efn Urbina, together with the architect Roberto Montenegro was one of the creators of the Forum, with its Art Deco features, in the 1920s, at the time that Colonia Condesa was being developed. The statue has come to symbolize the Mexican people (Mexicayotl or Mexicanidad) before The Conquest. The Forum was poorly maintained, and fell into disrepair, but in 2008 a restoration began at a cost of 21 million pesos over 17 months, but was considered controversial by local residents.Шаблон:Sfn The fountain is considered an important landmark and attracts many visitors.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

In popular culture

The statue has become symbolised in stencil graffiti on the walls of Mexico City,Шаблон:Sfn and has been replicated in fibreglass for a film and is a frequent subject for artists.Шаблон:Sfn

See also

• 1927 in art

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Cite book
• Шаблон:Cite magazine
• Шаблон:Cite news
• Шаблон:Cite news
• Шаблон:Cite web
• Шаблон:Cite web
• Шаблон:Cite web
• Шаблон:Cite web
• Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Link note

External links

• Шаблон:Commons category-inline