Botero on the Avenue. (Fernando Botero) (Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York) (Column) From: Art in America | Date: November 1, 1993| Author: Adams, Brooks | COPYRIGHT 1993 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Fourteen large bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero are on display on Park Avenue, Manhattan, NY. The largest sculpture measures 15 ft and weighs 5,000 pounds. The exhibition coincides with an indoor display of the artist's sculptures and drawings by Marlborough Gallery.

Temporarily sited along Park Avenue's median strip, 14 monumental bronzes by Fernando Botero bring a hint of Latin sensuality to New York's modernist canyons.

"Have you seen the fat people on Park?" my...