Nostalgia for My Island:
Puerto Rican Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce (1786–1962)
The exhibition Nostalgia for My Island: Puerto Rican Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce (1786–1962) presents together for the first time outside of Puerto Rico, a selection of works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce's collection, including several works by José Campeche Y Jordán (1751–1809) and Francisco Oller y Cesteros (1833–1917), among other towering figures in the history of Puerto Rican art. The selection highlights the production of a group of artists active during the first six decades of the twentieth century, who were instrumental in the development of Puerto Rican painting. These artists were committed to the preservation of Puerto Rican identity, which they saw as being under threat from the political changes that occurred at the end of the nineteenth century, main among these the Spanish-American War and the invasion of the island by U.S. forces, ending four hundred years of Spanish rule over Puerto Rico. Organized around three main themes: My Island, My People, and My Home, the exhibition explores the notion of longing and the development of identity for those born in the diaspora.
The exhibition is curated by Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, Curator of the Museo de Arte de Ponce, and is accompanied by a fully illustrated, bilingual catalog available for purchase in the museum shop.
RELATED BOOKLETS
This exhibition booklet includes quotes from Puerto Ricans in Central Florida paired with paintings featured in Nostalgia for My Island and an essay by Fernando Rivera, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Puerto Rico Research Hub at the University of Central Florida, with an introduction by David Matteson, Associate Curator of Education at Rollins Museum of Art.
Este folleto incluye citas de puertorriqueños de Florida Central en diálogo con cuadros que aparecen en Nostalgia por mi Isla y un ensayo del Dr. Fernando Rivera, Profesor de Sociología y director fundador del Puerto Rico Research Hub de la Universidad de Florida Central, con una introducción de David Matteson, Curador Asociado de Educación del Rollins Museum of Art.
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RELATED EVENTS
22 de octubre | 6pm | Arte Y Café Con La Curadora
November 1 | 11am | Exhibition Tour
December 3 | 6pm | Lecture with Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón- NEW DATE
