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Evelina Antonetty

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Object Details

Artist

Frank Espada, 21 Dec 1930 - 16 Feb 2014

Sitter

Evelina López Antonetty, 19 Sep 1922 - 19 Nov 1984

Exhibition Label

Known as the “mother of the Bronx,” community organizer and education leader Evelina Antonetty was a driving force behind the efforts that transformed the Bronx from a symbol of urban blight in the 1960s and 1970s into a livable place in the 1980s. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the United States, Antonetty found herself frustrated by the inferior services the public school system provided to poor Puerto Rican and African American children. In 1965 she founded United Bronx Parents (UBP), an organization that fostered quality education and community control of schools. In the 1970s UBP became a model of urban grassroots organizing. Expanding to include a bilingual care center, an adult education program, and a youth leadership center, it empowered residents to fight against the social ills caused by failed urban and economic policies.
This portrait of Antonetty was taken by fellow organizer Frank Espada, photographer of the Puerto Rican diaspora.
Conocida como la “madre del Bronx”, la organizadora comunitaria y líder educativa Evelina Antonetty fue una fuerza motriz tras los esfuerzos que transformaron al Bronx —símbolo de deterioro urbano en las décadas de 1960 y 1970— en un lugar habitable durante la década de 1980. Antonetty, quien nació en Puerto Rico y creció en Estados Unidos, estaba decepcionada con los servicios mediocres que el sistema de escuelas públicas ofrecía a los niños puertorriqueños y afroamericanos de clase pobre. En 1965 fundó United Bronx Parents (UBP), organización para fomentar la educación de calidad y el control de la comunidad sobre las escuelas. Durante la década de 1970 la UBP se convirtió en modelo de organización de base comunitaria. Estableció un centro de cuidado bilingüe, un programa de educación para adultos y un centro de liderazgo para jóvenes, logrando empoderar a los residentes para luchar contra los males sociales causados por políticas urbanas y económicas fallidas.
Este retrato de Antonetty fue tomado por su compañero activista Frank Espada, fotógrafo de la diáspora puertorriqueña.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Date

1980

Object number

NPG.2015.49

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

©1980, Frank Espada

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 21.5 × 14.7cm (8 7/16 × 5 13/16")
Sheet: 25.4 × 20.4cm (10 × 8 1/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6cm (18 × 14")

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York\Bronx

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Interior\Office
Evelina López Antonetty: Female
Evelina López Antonetty: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Activist
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44cfa53ea-7768-4328-a897-a585e470b139

Record ID

npg_NPG.2015.49

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