Rómulo Rozo
Rómulo Rozo Peña (1899 Bogotá – 1964 Mérida, Yucatán) was a Colombian-born Mexican sculptor. Some sources state that he was born in Chiquinquirá, Boyacá Department, Boyacá. He lived a major part of his life in Mexico. Rozo married Ana Krauss in Czechoslovakia and they had three children: Rómulo, Gloria and Leticia. His second wife was Manuela Vera (She was born in Yucatán) with whom he had two children: Marco Antonio and Gloria Antonia. Rozo is best known for his internationally recognized sculpture, ''Bachué'', which influenced a generation of Colombian artists. Studies Rozo completed his studies at the National School of Fine Arts, Central Technical Institute of Bogota. While he traveled through Europe between the 1924 and 1929, he studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Saint Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid, Spain. He then completed his studies in Paris, France, with Antoine Bourdelle, who exerted a major influence on his works. H ...
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