Carnaval de Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de Leon screenprint poster

Object Details

Local Numbers: AC0615-0000032.tif (AC Scan) 1997.3100.42 (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: Bernal, Isabel
Sponsor: Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education
Collection Donor: Archivo General de Puerto Rico

Artist: Bernal, Isabel
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 / Festivals Cultural

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: This commemorative poster depicts the Rey Momo, or king of Puerto Rican carnival, a celebration which started on the island in the mid nineteenth century. Connected to Spanish carnival traditions, it takes place the week before the beginning of Lent, which is a traditional period of fasting and general abstinence in the Christian calendar. The carnival in San Juan was for many years a very important and picturesque event. (From exhibition text by Marvette Perez.)