Object Details
Artist
Contreras, Jose Melendez
Sponsor
Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education
Collection Donor
Archivo General de Puerto Rico
Collection Citation
Puerto Rico Division of Community Education Poster Collection, 1940-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Scope and Contents
The dramatic image in the poster illustrates the dilemma of Ignacio, a sugarcane worker who has a child out of wedlock without his wife's knowledge. Catalina, Ignacio's wife, discovers his secret but takes in the child and raises her as their own. In the books, films and posters of DIVEDCO, emotions like love, fear, and jealousy were readily acknowledged as real forces that determine the relationships between individuals, their families, and communities. (From exhibition text by Marvette Perez.)
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General
AC0615-0000018.tif (AC Scan) 1997.3100.29 (Museum Cat. No.)
Exhibitions Note
In the exhibition "Posters from the Division of Community Education (DIVEDCO) of Puerto Rico, 1948-1989," Sept. 17, 2008-Jan. 18, 2009, at the Smithsonian's S. Dillon Ripley Center.
Place
Puerto Rico -- 20th century
Topic
Family -- 20th century
Paternity
Illegtimacy
Jealousy
Secrecy
Family secrets
Politics -- Puerto Rico
Artist
Contreras, Jose Melendez
Sponsor
Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education
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Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection
Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection / Series 1: Events / Movies
Extent
1 Poster (Ink on paper, 62 x 44 cm.)
Date
1970s
Container
Map-folder 11
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Posters
Screen prints
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Posters -- Puerto Rico
Screen prints
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Record ID
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