El Caballito (Sebastián) Explained
| El Caballito |
| Artist: | Sebastián |
| Medium: | Steel sculpture |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico City Centro Historico |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Centro Histórico |
El Caballito, officially Cabeza de caballo ("horse's head"),[1] [2] is an outdoor 28m (92feet) tall steel sculpture by Sebastián (Enrique Carbajal) depicting a horse's head, installed along Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico. It was dedicated on January 15, 1992.[3]
Enrique Carbajal (Sebastian) created the El Caballito monument under the Olmec conception. The El Caballito was installed in front of the Torre del Caballito, a high office building. The monument had to replace the Equestrian statue of Carlos IV which was removed from there in 1979, and also had to be some kind of chimney that would dissipate the vapors from deep drainage but wouldn't adversely affect the image of the Paseo de la Reforma.[4]
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Notes and References
- News: Sebastián recibirá la Medalla de Artes 2018 en la Universidad Anáhuac. Corral. J. Francisco de Anda. El Economista. 2018-11-23. 2018-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154119/https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/arteseideas/Sebastian-recibira-la-Medalla-de-Artes-2018-en-la-Universidad-Anahuac-20181029-0052.html. live.
- News: El escultor Sebastian muestra su pasión por la física y sus fines estéticos. 2018-11-08. El Universal. 2018-11-23. es. 2018-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123071302/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/el-escultor-sebastian-muestra-su-pasion-por-la-fisica-y-sus-fines-esteticos. live.
- Web site: Sculpture "El Caballito" by Sebastian . Ciudad de México . 23 November 2018 . 23 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123032643/http://cdmxtravel.com/en/attractions/sculpture-el-caballito-by-sebastian.html . live .
- Web site: El Caballito. Mexican Routes [mexicanroutes.com]. 2019-11-29. 2020-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730235404/https://mexicanroutes.com/el-caballito/. live.
