Vintage 1957 DIVEDCO Silkscreen Poster Cartel Felicidades signed Rafael Tufiño

Description: Vintage 1957 DIVEDCO Christmas Silkscreen Poster Cartel signed Rafael Tufiño I am so honored to be selling this beautiful silkscreen print made by the renowned Puerto Rican artist, Rafael Tufiño. It is a silkscreen print with deep, vibrant colors, that looks like a stained-glass window. In fact, I found a website that highlights the fact that if light is placed behind it, it really looks like a stained-glass window. The print is the Christmas Poster Tufiño created in 1959 when he worked for DIVEDCO's graphic arts workshop. He signed it in the blue section of the 4 lobes that frame the mother and child, on the right, above the three kings. It is an actual signature, not part of the plate used to make the print. His recognizable "T" is also on the poster under the Madonna's feet, to the left. Tufiño was a painter, printmaker, and cultural figure, known as the "Painter of the "People", because of portraits, landscapes, and images in his artwork that were quintessential "Puerto Rican". He was part of the group of prolific artists, referred to as the "Generación de los Cincuentas" who took the artworld in PR by storm and introduced a variety of styles in their works, promoting a Puerto Rican aesthetic. His works are in the collections of the Library of Congress; the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, the Philaphelphia Museum of Art, the Galeria Nacional de Puerto Rico, and the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico. Here is a timeline of some events in his lifetime related to his art career. 1922: born in Brooklyn. NY 1932: Moved to Puerto Rico, Puerta de Tierra to be exact. 1934 (12 years old): Began working at Antonio Maldonado's workshop painting signs and letters. He even worked on designing and making floats! 1943 - 1946: Served in the U.S. army, based in Panama, where he became known for his drawings of soldiers. 1946: Established a sign shop on 110th Street in El Barrio 1947: moved to Mexico where he studied, fresco painting, drawing, and engraving at the San Carlos Academy and was introduced to the Taller de Gráfica Popular which promoted "populace ideas", and to the Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. 1950: Founded the Centro de Arte Puertoriqueño with Lorenzo Homar, José A. Torres Martinó and Félix Rodríguez Báez. Perfected his linocut techniques. 1952 - 1954: painted the important large-scale mural La Plena 1954: Completed a Guggenheim fellowship in NY. 1957 - 1963: Was the director of DIVEDCO's graphic arts workshop 1963: Started the engraving workshop at the Instituto de Cultura Puertoriqueña 1970: Founded the artist workshop "Taller Boricua" in Sanish Harlem, NY and advocated for the creation of "El Museo del Barrio" on 5th Avenue. 2008: Died in Puerto Rico Measures: approx. 14 3/4" W x 24 1/2" H Condition Issues: Amazingly few and hardly noticeable. Discoloration of the border which is typical of a piece this old. Very small dog-ears on top corners. Bottom edge is crimped almost along its entire length as well as a section on the bottom right-hand border, approximately 6 inches from the corner. Some foxing on the borders. Some creases to the paint above the Madonna's head, to the left. Yellow section between the L and I in Felicidades is original to the piece as well as other "blemishes" you see in the paint in many locations. I have this print in between 2 pieces of stiff cardboard, lined with acid free tissue paper, and taped together, tightly to prevent the print from sliding. I will be shipping this in a large print/poster envelope. Sorry, no returns on posters given how easy it is to damage them if mishandled. I must be contacted within 24 hours and a pic sent, if you find an issue with the poster, upon delivery, that I haven’t mentioned above. Please contact me with any questions and happy eBaying!

Price: 500 USD

Location: Irvington, New York

End Time: 2024-09-20T21:35:30.000Z

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