Reframing the Dove, the Rifle, and the Faces

Débora Arango’s Gift to Álvaro Uribe

In a rare passage of his memoirs dedicated to an artwork, the ex-president of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002–2010) describes a sketch by Débora Arango. Uribe, a divisive figure both during and after his two terms as president, was popularly elected as a hard-liner at a time when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were at the height of their power,…