Ed Vera Cortes 1969 silkscreen "El Resplandor" Puerto Rico Art Latin America

Description: This 54-year-old silkscreen El Resplandor is rarely available and in mint condition. It has never been used or exhibited. Designed in 1969 by Eduardo Vera Cortes for a Puerto Rican DIVEDCO movie made on slavery, it's colors are intense and it has no tears or folds (See photos). It has a pin-size hole on the upper left side in the orange background (See Photo, which has been amplified for easy viewing). Vera Cortes signed his name on the plate (See photo). El Resplandor (Splendor) depicts the last days of slavery in Puerto Rico. It's about the strength and pride of some slaves as opposed to the loyalty and resignation of others. The Spanish Parliament abolished slavery on the island in March 1873. . BIOGRAPHY: Eduardo Vera Cortés (1926-2006) was an artist, painter, illustrator and sculptor, although he began his working life as a simple cabinetmaker. He pursued his art career by training under Julio Rosado del Valle, Irene Delano, Frank Cervoni, and Félix Bonilla Norat, from whom he learned silkscreen technique. He later studied sculpture under Spaniard Francisco Vázquez Díaz, known always as “Compostela,” at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. He is considered a member of the “Fifties Generation” of Puerto Rican artists. In 1960, he received a scholarship from the Department of Public Education to pursue studies in Mexico, at the Escuela Nacional de las Artes del Libro, the Escuela La Esmeralda (a school within the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes), and the Centro Superior de Artes Aplicadas. He was an illustrator at the Graphic Arts Workshop of the Division of Community Education (DIVEDCO) until 1990. He's well known for painting stray dogs in his artwork. He used dogs as symbols of the marginalization of the underprivileged in society, an expression of Vera Cortés’ social conscience. Studies claim that the "Cartel" or poster was created in Puerto Rico when the printing press was imported in 1806. Others maintain that the Puerto Rican poster art began in late 1930's and 40's, when posters were widely used as a means to disseminate government and educational information. The use of posters began declining in the the 80’s. A 1949 law creating the Division of Community Education ( DIVEDCO ) was created to develop a program of adult education in rural and urban areas of Puerto Rico. The Division produced many "carteles" or posters, mostly printed as silkscreens, through which educational and cultural activities were announced. DIVEDCO made films and silkscreen posters, such as El Resplandor. PLEASE ask questions before we ship since we DO NOT ACCEPT RETURNS or SEND REFUNDS. (P310/B21) Will be shipped in a secure mailing tube.

Price: 340 USD

Location: New York, New York

End Time: 2024-01-11T05:05:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 17 USD