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San Bartolomé
Lanzarote

Avenida Alcalde Antonio Cabrera Barrera / Calle Dr Severo Ochoa (rotonda)

El Tonelero

The Cooper

Felipe de León Rocío
owner of the last cooper workshop on Lanzarote

Rigoberto Camacho
2016

Description

Sculpture of a cooper leaning on a barrel he just made.
The sculpture is made from polyester resin reinforced with fiberglass and galvanized iron to structure and reinforced inside. The exterior finish is made with iron and copper nitrate, providing durability and permanence over time.

San Bartolomé - El Tonelero

Sculptor

Rigoberto Camacho Pérez (Lanzarote 1985), Spanish-Canarian sculptor from Lanzarote (Website).

Sources & Information

Ayuntamiento de San Bartolomé, 2 December 2016, La escultura “El Tonelero” descubierta esta tarde por la alcaldesa de San Bartolomé, María Dolores Corujo, rinde homenaje al arte de la tonelería encarnada en el municipio en la figura de Felipe de León Rocío.
Margarita Machín Rocío, Esculturas en el Municipio de San Bartolomé.

Locatie (N 29°0'3" - W 13°36'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca472; Photograph: 20 April 2018
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