''Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton'' is a
bronze sculpture by
Jim and Christina Demetro, installed at
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadala ...
's
Casa Kimberly
Casa Kimberly (previously Casa Kimberley) is a hotel and former residence of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, located in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The hotel houses Iguana Restaurant. '' Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Bur ...
, in the Mexican state of
Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
.
Description
The life-size
bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...
statue depicting
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...
and
Richard Burton in a sitting position is installed at
Casa Kimberly
Casa Kimberly (previously Casa Kimberley) is a hotel and former residence of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, located in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The hotel houses Iguana Restaurant. '' Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Bur ...
, a boutique hotel converted from Taylor's former residence.
History
The artwork was commissioned by Janice Chatterton, the owner of Casa Kimberly and other properties. Jim Demetro created a smaller version, called ''Los Amantes – The Lovers'', before completing one depicting Taylor and Burton. Multiple limited-edition bronze statuettes have been sold at Casa Kimberly and Demetro Galeria.
''Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton'' was modeled using photographs and measurements of Taylor and Burton, as well as live models for the pose. The work was fabricated by Gulooch Foundry in El Pitillal. It was unveiled for the opening of Casa Kimberly's The Iguana Restaurant, on November 28, 2015. The dedication ceremony featured a
mariachi
Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...
band, as well as speeches followed by dinner and drinks for guests.
See also
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2015 in art
The year 2015 in art involves various significant events.
Events
* February - Paul Gauguin's painting ''When Will You Marry?'' sells for $300m (£197m), reportedly to Qatar Museums, the highest known price ever paid for any work of art
* Apri ...
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Redwood statue of Elizabeth Taylor
A statue of Elizabeth Taylor was sculpted from redwood by the artist Edmund Kara for the 1964 film '' The Sandpiper''. The film starred Taylor and Richard Burton who had recently become her fifth husband. The piece was sculpted from a 2,200 lbs ...
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