Monumento a Jorge Isaacs, Literary monument near Municipal Administrative Center in Cali, Colombia.
The Monumento a Jorge Isaacs, also called Monumento a María, is a group of white Carrara marble sculptures: the protagonists Efraín and María, the dog Mayo, a crow, and a bust of the author on top. It stands at ground level beside a garden near the CAM plazuela and the Consejo Municipal wall in Cali.
The monument was commissioned in 1920 by women from Cali and Buga to honor the writer. Catalan sculptor Luis A. Parrera created this memorial.
The monument depicts Efraín, María, the dog Mayo and a crow from Jorge Isaacs' novel María, set in the Cauca valley. The author's bust crowns the group. The work was commissioned in 1920 by women from Cali and Buga, admirers of the writer, and the Catalan sculptor Luis A. Parrera modelled it in Carrara marble.
The monument is easily found near the Municipal Administrative Center in a central area of the city. The location allows visitors to view the sculptures from different angles.
The bust of Jorge Isaacs was separated from the rest of the monument around the 1971 Pan American Games and later reunited with the group. A 2016 diagnosis found María had lost her nose and fingers, and the muzzle of the dog Mayo was damaged; restoration with new Carrara marble was completed on 6 December 2018.
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