"Santiago is the today and tomorrow of Latin American Art. His exquisite line and masterful talent are a great asset for his native Colombia."

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“Santiago Martinez Delgado made a Master piece in the Colombian Congress building worthy of admiration …”

“I am not my self, I am the result of all my ancestors.”

“Young Columbian Santiago Martinez argues a bit much about the the stroke of this project; nevertheless, Taliesin needs more like him, to make the debates stand the transient of the facts.”

“Martinez finished a stained window; inventing a tropical Deco, I can almost smell that he is from South America and has the tropics in his spirit.”

“Only give me your word that if I increase your paper's circulation you'll give me a job” ).”

“… Just came from Colombia, where the enormous oil on canvas by Martinez Delgado was transported to the Bank, It is the last masterpiece of a remarkable artist. What an honor for the Bank and for the people of Colombia.”

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