La Estampa Puertorriqueña, 1951
(The Puerto Rican Print, 1951)
First portfolio of the Center of Puerto Rican Art (CAP)
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Prints and artists:
- Saltimbanquis (Acrobats), Lorenzo Homar
- Paisaje yaucano (Yauco landscape), Carlos Marichal
- Pobreza (Poverty), Carlos Raquel Rivera
- Obreros (Laborers), Rubén Rivera Aponte
- La Perla, Félix Rodríguez Báez
- Día de los inocentes (Day of the Innocent), Samuel Sánchez
- Cangrejos (Crabs), José A. Torres Martinó
- Cortador de caña (Sugar cane cutter), Rafael Tufiño
La Estampa Puertorriqueña (The Puerto Rican Print) was the first portfolio of prints made by the Center of Puerto Rican Art (CAP), a collective workshop, meetings place, art school, and gallery for the artists of the Generation of the 50’s, which they were also part of the workshops given by the Community Education Division (DIVEDCO). The CAP was founded by Félix Rodríguez Báez, Lorenzo Homar, Rafael Tufiño y José Antonio Torres Martinó, who were inspired by the nationalist Pedro Albizu Campos’ ideas, in developing and affirming a Puerto Rican patriotism feeling. That way, these artists identified the social inequality with the North American regiment in Puerto Rico and decided to manifest their discomfort by making satires and caricatures (Marimar Benítez, 1998.) These artists considered printmaking as their principal medium of expression and working together allowed them to get close to the people. This portfolio compiles the topics of the suburbs, traditions and popular festivals.
Francisco Oller Art Museum Collection