Object Details
- Local Numbers
- AC0615-0000031.tif (AC Scan) 1997.3100.15 (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
- Contreras, Jose Melendez
- Author
- Marques, Rene
- Sponsor
- Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education
- Collection Donor
- Archivo General de Puerto Rico
- Place
- Puerto Rico -- 20th century
- Topic
- Motion pictures
- Crutches
- Amputation
- Politics -- Puerto Rico
- Artist
- Contreras, Jose Melendez
- Author
- Marques, Rene
- 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 / Plays
- Extent
- 1 Item (Ink on paper., 58.2 x 49 cm.)
- Date
- 1972
- Container
- Map-folder 10
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Film posters
- Posters
- Screen prints
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Film posters -- 20th century
- Posters -- Puerto Rico
- Screen prints
- Scope and Contents
- This movie poster boldly depicts a women's body cropped from the waist down, on crutches, missing a leg. The symmetrical composition, large planes of color and drastic cropping emphasize the missing limb and add drama. The script, adapted by Emilio Diaz Valcarcel, is based on a short story by Rene Marques. (From exhibition text by Marvette Perez.)
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562715026967-1562715027018-0
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