El Puente screenprint poster

Object Details

Local Numbers: AC0615-0000020.tif (AC Scan) 1997.3100.28 (Museum Cat. No.)
Exhibitions Note: In the exhibition "Posters from the Division of Community Education (DIVEDCO) of Puerto Rico, 1948-1989," Sept. 17, 2008-Jan. 18, 2009, at the Smithsonian's S. Dillon Ripley Center.

Artist: Cortes, Eduardo Vera
Sponsor: Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education
Collection Donor: Archivo General de Puerto Rico

Topic: Floods; Bridges -- Puerto Rico; Politics -- Puerto Rico; Motion pictures; Film posters

Artist: Cortes, Eduardo Vera
Sponsor: Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education

See more items in: Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection; Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection / Series 1: Events / Movies

Collection Citation: Puerto Rico Division of Community Education Poster Collection, 1940-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents: A bridge under construction overpowers the composition of this promotional poster for this film, "The Bridge." This is a later version of a poster originally printed in 1954. Inspired by a true story, and filmed with local, "natural actors," it recounts the efforts of a small flood-prone community. Neighbors organize themselves and collaborate to build a bridge to resolve their chronic problem. This documentary was shown in the Venice Film Festival and the Edinburgh international Film Festival where it was awarded honorable mentions. (From exhibition text by Marvette Perez.)