{"id":452,"date":"2026-07-09T04:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2026-07-09T04:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:16:58","slug":"mexico-arrests-man-in-theft-of-leonora-carrington-bronzework-from-church-patio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=452","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Arrests Man in Theft of Leonora Carrington Bronzework From Church Patio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Sarah Morland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>MEXICO CITY, July 8 (Reuters) &#8211; Mexican \u2060authorities \u2060on Wednesday arrested a man \u2060suspected of stealing bronze sculptures, including artwork by famed \u200bsurrealist Leonora Carrington, from the courtyard of a church in an historic district of \u200cthe capital.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=451\">Trump Administration Puts Plan for Harriet Tubman $20 Bill on Ice<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mexico City&#8217;s public safety \u200csecretariat SSC said in a statement the 26-year-old man, whose clothing and \u2060physical traits \u2060matched those of the thief caught on surveillance video, was \u200balso suspected of marijuana possession. Potential charges had yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Father Jose de Jesus Aguilar first drew attention to the thefts on social media, posting videos of \u200bthe artwork missing from San Cosme church&#8217;s picturesque courtyard sculpture garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Surveillance video shared \u2060by \u2060the priest shows a \u2060figure in \u200ba pale hoodie climbing onto a low wall and leaning over the shrubbery towards \u200bone of the statues \u2060then wresting it off its plinth by swinging it back and forth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The stolen artifacts include Carrington&#8217;s &#8220;Black Dog,&#8221; a mystical guardian crafted using an ancient metal-casting technique; a bronze statue by sculptor Cesar Ruiz Cure\u00f1o inspired by Remedios Varo&#8217;s \u2060surrealist painting &#8220;Woman Leaving the Psychoanalyst;&#8221; and an untitled sculpture of a winged angel \u2060embracing a child.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=449\">Venezuela Appoints New Heads for State Petrochemical Company, Tax Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lancashire-born Carrington and Spanish painter Varo were neighbors and close friends who met in Paris then moved to Mexico City during World War Two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Local media estimated the stolen artwork may be worth 150,000 to 200,000 Mexican pesos ($8,500 to $11,400). The SSC statement did not say whether the sculptures had been recovered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The priest said in a video on X that costly plaques were also stolen and the thief \u2014 who \u2060broke a padlock on the gate to carry the statues out \u2014 would likely have intended to sell them for the material.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We will keep ensuring that the parish of San Cosme is a place of faith \u200bbut also of art,&#8221; Aguilar said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=448\">Latin American Countries, Some Steelmakers Argue for US Tariff Exemptions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>($1 = 17.5719 Mexican pesos)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by \u200bSarah Morland; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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