Earl R. Merrill: Beloved Salvadoran Artist Fernando Llort, Winner Of His Country’s Cultural Prize And Cathedral Mosaicist, Has Died At 69

Monday, August 13, 2018

Beloved Salvadoran Artist Fernando Llort, Winner Of His Country’s Cultural Prize And Cathedral Mosaicist, Has Died At 69

Llort, whose mosaics on San Salvador’s cathedral marking the end of a major civil war were destroyed by the Catholic Church in a “renovation” (for which the Church later apologized), was mourned by El Salvador’s president on social media: “His charisma, masterful works and affection for our people capture the cultural identity and the development in peace and harmony of our nation.”