The San Juan 2000 Committee commissioned San Juan artists and poets in 1999 to contribute their work for the portfolio project. \u201cThis is the best way to honor the spirit of the city and to celebrate our \u201cPuerto Ricanness,?Calderon said. \u201cThis was an effort at capturing the soul of Puerto Rico at the end of one century and the start of another.? The edition was limited to 300 copies with only one hundred of these made available to museums and libraries throughout the world. The Newark Public Library was included because of its long interest in the history, culture, arts and humanities of the wider Hispanic community and our Puerto Rican heritage in particular. It is hoped that the poems and lithographic prints will be a source of new pleasure and information for visitors to The Newark Public Library during this time of celebration.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the stunning gift from Puerto Rico, the Hispanic graphic celebration also includes works by artists with close New Jersey associations. These include original limited edition prints by Hugo Xavier Bastidas who is on the faculty of the New Jersey City University in Jersey City and Gloria Rodrigues whose print Ex Voto<\/i> shows embossing with many colors including gray, orange, black, gold and red. Of timely and historic interest is 7 City Subway<\/i> by Maria Mujardes. This color lithograph with a deep dark background shows four views of the 1954 Newark Subway cars, which were retired from service on August 27th of this year. These handsome prints were a recent gift to The Library from The Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and paper in New Brunswick.<\/p>\n
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Other recent publications highlight the work of Alicea, Jose Rosa, and Antonio Martorell\u2019s illustrations of poems by F. Manrique Cabrera. Notice is given to the inaugural exhibition of the splendid new Museum of the Art of Puerto Rico in a beautifully restored building with a park setting near the Condado section of San Juan. This grand new facility is the culmination of years of planning and fundraising to present a perfect setting for exhibitions of visual arts originating or of interest to permanent residents and casual visitors to Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
The displays were curated by William J. Dane, Special Collections Division of The Library and is open free of charge to all visitors during regular Library hours which are Mondays and Fridays from 9a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For additional information, please call 973-733-7745.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balc\u00f3n<\/b> by Roberto Moya<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Images of our Hispanic Heritage New Poetry and Prints from the City of San Juan in 2001 Featuring “La Ciudad Infinita: Versiones de San Juan”\u00a0 September 14 – November 3, 2001 Second Floor Gallery Curated by William J. Dane From September 14 through November 3rd, 2001, The Newark Public Library has installed a cultural exhibition… <\/p>\n
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