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Drawing of the Room Where Simón Bolívar Was Born

Alejandro Sánchez Felipe · 1960

A 1960 pen-and-ink drawing of the bedroom in Caracas where Simón Bolívar was born.

This drawing depicts the room where Bolívar was born, preserving the memory of his birthplace.

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Pen-and-ink drawing of a bedroom with a four-poster canopy bed draped in curtains with tasseled trim, a patterned tiled wall, and a doorway opening onto a window with bars. Signed 'Sánchez Felipe' at lower right. A faint purple library stamp appears at left and a Diputación de Cáceres logo at lower right.
Alejandro Sánchez Felipe, Dibujo de la habitación donde nació Simón Bolívar, 1960. Archivo de la Diputación Provincial de Cáceres.

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What it is

This is a pen-and-ink drawing made in 1960 by Alejandro Sánchez Felipe, showing the bedroom in Caracas where Simón Bolívar was born. It is held in the Archivo de la Diputación Provincial de Cáceres in Spain.

Why it matters

Though made more than a century after Bolívar's birth, the drawing reflects the importance given to preserving and imagining the physical spaces connected to his early life as a way of honouring his legacy as a founding figure of South American independence.

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  • What details in the room suggest it belonged to a wealthy family?
  • Why might an artist in 1960 choose to draw this room rather than photograph it?
  • What can and can't a drawing like this tell us about the real room Bolívar was born in?

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