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Tito Lombana (1932 – 1998) was a Colombian sculptor and was brother of sculptors Héctor and .
He had a solo exhibition at the Luis Ángel Arango Library in
Biography
Lombana won the first prize in sculpture at the 9th National Showcase of Artists of Colombia in 1952, for which he was awarded a four-year scholarship to study in Europe. He lived in Madrid, where he studied sculpting at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, and completed his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze inFlorence, Italy
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In January 1957, he proposed and executed for the city of Cartagena '' Las Botas Viejas'', a monument in honor of the Cartagena poet , in allusion to his poem entitled "A mi Ciudad Nativa". The sculpture stood in Cartagena until the mid-1990s, when it was demolished to make way for a bridge. His brother, Héctor, recreated the sculpture and placed it by Castle San Felipe de Barajas.
He had a solo exhibition at the Luis Ángel Arango Library in Bogotá
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, showcasing six marine animal-themed chiseled creations of his made from white carrara marble and callemandino red marble.
In 1975, Lombana and his co-conspirator, Pietro Tirasso, were arrested for drug trafficking in the United States by attempting to distribute 20 kilograms of cocaine.
Legacy
In 2019, Daniela Abad, the granddaughter of Lombana, produced a documentary about Tito Lombana, documenting his life in sculpting and in drug trafficking. It premiered at the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival.References