Coverage dated September 14, 2023

Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero has died at age 91, daughter says

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for depicting people in large exaggerated volumes, has died in Monaco. He was 91 years old.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Fernando Botero, artist of whimsical rotundity, is dead at 91 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A Colombian artist, Fernando Botero's voluptuous pictures and sculptures of overstuffed generals, bishops, prostitutes, housewives, and other products of his whimsical imagination made him one of the world’s best-known artists.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero has died at age 91, daughter says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for depicting people in large exaggerated volumes, has died in Monaco. He was 91 years old.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91.

  4. CNN

    Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famed for voluptuous figures in portraits and sculpture, dies at 91 (opens CNN)

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    Botero was widely celebrated for his iconic style, which he used to convey political critique and satire. His distinctive body of work left an indelible mark on the art world.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, dies (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The renowned painter and sculptor died at age 91 of complications from pneumonia.

  6. Washington Post

    Fernando Botero, Colombian artist of rotund and whimsical imagery, dies at 91 (opens Washington Post)

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    His emblematic oversized figures, evoking vanity, pomposity and greed, brought global attention to Latin American art.

  7. ABC 7 New York

    Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor known for his inflated forms, dead at age 91 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Lina Botero told the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died Friday morning of pneumonia complications.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, dies at 91 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Botero depicted politicians, animals, saints, and scenes from his childhood in an inflated and colorful form that was instantly recognizable.

  9. Tampa Bay Times

    Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who has work in Tampa, dies at age 91 (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    The renowned artist known for exaggerated forms died Friday morning.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Colombian artist Fernando Botero, ‘painter of our virtues’, dies aged 91 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Botero’s works of plump and slightly Surreal forms are on display in museums and public spaces around the world.

  11. CBS News

    Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91 (opens CBS News)

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    Renowned painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died.

  12. Latin Times

    Larger than Life: Colombian Artist Fernando Botero, the Hard-working Master, Dies at 91 (opens Latin Times)

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    Lina Botero, the artist's daughter, announced that her father passed away in Monaco at the age of 91, due to complications of pneumonia.

  13. Wyoming Public Media

    Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91 (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. "I don't paint fat women," he once told Spain's El Mundo newspaper, "I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form."

  14. Wall Street Journal

    Fernando Botero, Painter and Sculptor of Rotund and Fanciful Figures, Dies at 91 (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    His voluptuous images captured everyday life and ostentation of his native Colombia, bringing him renown and generating interest in Latin American art.

  15. NBC News

    Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known for his plump figures, dies at age 91 (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The world-renowned artist was known for his depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms in both paintings and sculptures.

  16. France 24

    Colombia's most famous artist Fernando Botero passes away at 91 (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Colombia's most famous artist, Fernando Botero, who was known for his voluptuous depictions of people and animals, has died aged 91, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.

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