Main exhibition space at the Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o, with a view toward Calle San Jos\u00e9, July 1951. (Painting on the right: Samuel S\u00e1nchez, Untitled. Left: Rafael Tufi\u00f1o, La muralla del cementerio<\/i> [The Cemetery Wall], 1951. Sculpture in the center: Luisa G\u00e9igel, Untitled). Photo: Lorenzo and Dorothy Homar Estate.<\/p>\n[spacer height=”20px”]\n
Texto completo \/ Full text<\/span> Title:<\/b> Inside the Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o (CAP)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n T\u00edtulo:<\/b> En el interior del Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o (CAP)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Autor \/ Author:<\/b> Jos\u00e9 Correa Vigier<\/span><\/p>\n Asociaci\u00f3n Internacional de Cr\u00edticos de Arte, Cap\u00edtulo de Puerto Rico\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Abstract:<\/b> The Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o (Puerto Rican Art Center), an art gallery and creative space\u2014which was founded in 1950 and known by its Spanish initials (CAP)\u2014represented a transitional cultural venue aimed at providing a new definition of modern art and identity in Puerto Rico. The work carried out by its founding members has served as a focus for numerous exhibitions and essays that underscore the importance of this initiative. The events and activities featured at the Center included exhibitions, art workshops, and the publication of graphic portfolios associated with defining Puerto Rican identity. Despite the importance and renown of the CAP, no photographs have been previously identified illustrating the spatial distribution and objectives of the venue. Seventy-three years after its foundation, the historian Jos\u00e9 Correa Vigier has managed to locate and identify the first images of the CAP interior, some of its founding members and associates, and the context and purposes of its spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n Resumen:<\/b> El Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o, galer\u00eda de arte y espacio creativo, fundado en 1950 y conocido por sus siglas (CAP), present\u00f3 una propuesta pl\u00e1stica transicional hacia la nueva definici\u00f3n del arte moderno e identitario en Puerto Rico. La gesti\u00f3n de sus artistas fundadores ha sido motivo de numerosas exposiciones y ensayos que demuestran la importancia de su fundaci\u00f3n. Entre los eventos relevantes del Centro se celebraron exposiciones, talleres de arte y la publicaci\u00f3n de portfolios gr\u00e1ficos asociados a la identidad puertorrique\u00f1a y su definici\u00f3n. A pesar de la notoriedad del CAP, hasta el momento no se hab\u00edan identificado fotograf\u00edas que definieran la distribuci\u00f3n y objetivos de sus facilidades. Despu\u00e9s de 73 a\u00f1os de su fundaci\u00f3n, el historiador Jos\u00e9 Correa Vigier rescat\u00f3 las primeras im\u00e1genes que ilustran los interiores del CAP, algunos de sus miembros fundadores y asociados, y el contexto y prop\u00f3sitos de sus espacios.<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords:<\/b> CAP, Puerto Rican Art Center, identity, identity art, Lorenzo Homar, Rafael Tufi\u00f1o, F\u00e9lix Rodr\u00edguez B\u00e1ez, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Torres Martino, Julio Rosado del Valle, Irene Delano, Rub\u00e9n Rivera Aponte, Carlos Raquel Rivera, Jos\u00e9 Correa Vigier.<\/span><\/p>\n Palabras clave:<\/b> CAP, Centro De Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o, identidad, arte identitario, Lorenzo Homar, Rafael Tufi\u00f1o, F\u00e9lix Rodr\u00edguez B\u00e1ez, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Torrres Martino, Julio Rosado del Valle, Irene Delano, Rub\u00e9n Rivera Aponte, Carlos Raquel Rivera, Jos\u00e9 Correa Vigier. <\/span><\/p>\n Secci\u00f3n: <\/b>Ingl\u00e9s\u00a0 <\/span>\/ Section:<\/b> English<\/span><\/p>\n Recibido \/ Received: <\/b>9 de enero de 2023 \u00a0 <\/span>Aceptado \/ Accepted:<\/b> 15 de febrero de 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n Cita recomendada:<\/b> Correa Vigier, Jos\u00e9. \u201cInside the Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o (CAP)\u201d Visi\u00f3n Doble: Revista de Cr\u00edtica e Historia del Arte<\/i>, 16 de mayo de 2023, humanidades.uprrp.edu\/visiondoble<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Abstract: The Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o (Puerto Rican Art Center), an art gallery and creative space\u2014which was founded in 1950 and known by its Spanish initials (CAP)\u2014represented a transitional cultural venue aimed at providing a new definition of modern art and identity in Puerto Rico. The work carried out by its founding members has served as a focus for numerous exhibitions and essays that underscore the importance of this initiative. The events and activities featured at the Center included exhibitions, art workshops, and the publication of graphic portfolios associated with defining Puerto Rican identity. Despite the importance and renown of the CAP, no photographs have been previously identified illustrating the spatial distribution and objectives of the venue. Seventy-three years after its foundation, the historian Jos\u00e9 Correa Vigier has managed to locate and identify the first images of the CAP interior, some of its founding members and associates, and the context and purposes of its spaces.<\/p>\n Resumen: El Centro de Arte Puertorrique\u00f1o, galer\u00eda de arte y espacio creativo, fundado en 1950 y conocido por sus siglas (CAP), present\u00f3 una propuesta pl\u00e1stica transicional hacia la nueva definici\u00f3n del arte moderno e identitario en Puerto Rico. La gesti\u00f3n de sus artistas fundadores ha sido motivo de numerosas exposiciones y ensayos que demuestran la importancia de su fundaci\u00f3n. Entre los eventos relevantes del Centro se celebraron exposiciones, talleres de arte y la publicaci\u00f3n de portfolios gr\u00e1ficos asociados a la identidad puertorrique\u00f1a y su definici\u00f3n. A pesar de la notoriedad del CAP, hasta el momento no se hab\u00edan identificado fotograf\u00edas que definieran la distribuci\u00f3n y objetivos de sus facilidades. 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