Rogelio Yrurtia

The author study the creation and analyzes his public career through the monuments of his authorship inaugurated in the city of Buenos Aires: his monuments to Manuel Dorrego, Bernardino Rivadavia and Canto al Trabajo. Likewise, his artistic projects for the Centennial of the May Revolution of 1810 and the monuments to the Flag, Leopoldo Lugones, Justo José de Urquiza and Juan Ramón Vidal are addressed. This Argentine sculptor consolidated his artistic prestige both in Europe and in his native land with equal success. The cultivated relationship with his colleagues, the art critics, the political class and the intellectuals of his time became a fundamental ingredient for the construction of his professional fame. Erika Loiácono analyzes his public career through the monuments of her authorship inaugurated in the city of Buenos Aires, where they are recognized as emblematic works of the sculptural heritage of the city and the country. Likewise, he delves into the camaraderie established with Rubén Darío, Eduardo Schiaffino, Martín Malharro, Ignacio Zuloaga, Manuel Ugarte and the circle of Argentine and French intellectuals of his time.