Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt

Rodrigo Arenas-Betancourt
Born
Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt

(1919-10-23)23 October 1919
El Uvital, near to Fredonia, Antioquia, Colombia
Died14 May 1995(1995-05-14) (aged 75)
Medellín, Colombia
Known for
  • sculptor
Notable work
  • Vargas swamp lancers (1969)
  • Nude Bolívar (1963)
  • The Family (1984)
  • Prometheus Bound (1968)
  • Condor Bolívar (1991)
Spouses
Celia Calderón de la Barca
(m. 1950; died 1969)
Lydia Rosas
(m. 1970; div. 1974)
María Elena Quintero
(m. 1975)

Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (23 October 1919 – 14 May 1995) was a Colombian sculptor. At the time of his death in 1995 he was recognized as one of the most important sculptors in Colombia and Latin America. Most of the major cities in Colombia have statues sculpted by Arenas Betancourt.