Nuevo Santander
Gallery
Fine Art - Antiques - Old
West Collectibles
717 North Main Street
¤ McAllen
TX 78501
(956) 618-4959 ¤ fax (956) 618-1746
nsantander@aol.com
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ERASMO FUENTES Erasmo Fuentes was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1943. He now resides in Mapleton, Utah with his wife and five children. He received his education as a sculptor at Brigham Young University. In 1991, after winning first prize in an art competition in his hometown of Saltillo, the governor of the state of Coahuila commissioned Erasmo to do a monument. This was a 4 figure, 18 foot high monument to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the founding of the city. After it was finished, the monument became the most famous work of art in the state of Coahuila appearing on calendars, postcards, magazine covers and tourist guides. Erasmo was later commissioned to do an 8 foot tall sculpture of a skater to be placed in front of the skating area at Seven Peaks in Provo, Utah. In 2003, he completed a 7 foot tall bronze sculpture of two missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints entitled "Anxiously Engaged". This statue was built by Erasmo together with his son, Alex Fuentes. Erasmo's work is found in art collections throughout the world.
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