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
This poster advertising the film "Juan Sin Seso" ("Brainless John"), has a minimalist design, relying on text to form the illustration. The image presents a profile of a man's head with a hollow space instead of a brain, crammed with the words "propaganda" and "si" ("yes"). Ironically, the film utilizes elements of propaganda to argue against it. This film was shown in 1960 in Melbourne, Venice, and Edinburgh Film Festivals. (Based on exhibition text by Marvette Perez.)
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Local Numbers
AC0615-0000013.tif (AC Scan)
1997.3100.26 (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
Propaganda
Motion pictures
Politics -- Puerto Rico
Artist
Contreras, Jose Melendez
Sponsor
Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education
See more items in
Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection
Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection / Series 1: Events / Movies
Extent
1 Item (Ink on paper., 63.5 x 52.7 cm.)
Date
1972
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Film posters
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.
Bibliography
Reproduced in "Treasures from the Smithsonian Institution 2010" (Smithsonian Calendar), opp. page for May 23-29.
Used April 27, 2010, on the Smithsonian Photographic Initiative web site, "click! photography changes everything" (http://click.si.edu) to accompany contributor Jeremy Wolfe's (a professor at Harvard School of Medicine who investigates visual attention) story, which reflects on how photography changes what and how much we remember.
Genre/Form
Film posters -- 20th century
Posters -- Puerto Rico
Screen prints
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Record ID
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