Old Boots (sculpture) explained

Las Botas Viejas
Other Title 1:Monumento Los Zapatos Viejos
Artist:Tito Lombana, Hector Lombana
Year:1957
Catalogue:Monumento Nacional de Colombia 05-042
Medium:Bronze
Subject:Boots
City:Cartagena
Coordinates:10.4213°N -75.5376°W

Old Boots, also known as the Old Shoes Monument is a sculpture located in Cartagena, Colombia. The statue was created in honor of Colombian poet, who, in his poem A mi Ciudad Nativa, compared the city of Cartagena to a pair of old boots.[1]

History

The sculpture was originally created out of enameled cement by Colombian artist Tito Lombana in 1957.[2] [3] It was located by Media Luna,[4] [5] but was demolished in 1992 to make way for the construction of the Heredia Bridge, and was rebuilt by his brother Hector Lombana in 1994, this time out of bronze.[6]

There is a replica of the piece at the Cartagena Plaza in Coral Gables, Florida.[7]

Description

Located in the Getsemaní neighborhood and overlooked by the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, the statue is composed of two large bronze boots with laces, with one standing up straight and the other lying flat on the ground. They are located on cement and are surrounded by pruned bushes.[8] [9]

References

  1. Web site: Monumento a los Zapatos Viejos (las Botas Viejas) - Cartagena de Indias . 2023-07-24 . www.cartagenacaribe.com.
  2. Web site: 9 Jun 2021 . Monumento en Cartagena - Colombia al día No. 22 . 24 Jul 2023 . Señal Memoria.
  3. Web site: Monumento a los Zapatos Viejos . 2023-07-24 . ViajareaColombia . es.
  4. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 1995-06-22 . LAS NUEVAS BOTAS VIEJAS : UN ACIERTO . 2023-07-24 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  5. "Monumento de Las Botas Viejas". Cartagena de Indias, 1978. "Se observan casas al fondo en la calle de la Media Luna".
  6. Web site: FONSECA CASTILLO . GERMÁN . 7 Feb 2010 . Las botas de aquí pa'lla . 2023-07-24 . www.eluniversal.com.co . ES-es.
  7. Web site: 2018-02-04 . Monumento a los Zapatos Viejos – Cartagena de Indias – Elturismoencolombia.com . 2023-07-24 . Colombia . es.
  8. Web site: 2023-04-23 . Monumento a los Zapatos Viejos: Un Símbolo de Resistencia . 2023-07-24 . vivacartagenadeindias.com . es-CO.
  9. Web site: El monumento a las Botas Viejas - Cartagena de Indias . 2023-07-24 . www.cartagena-indias.com.