Boricua--Aqui y Alla (Puerto Ricans: Here and There) (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1971 March 2 - 1971 May 31

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in March 2, 1971 and closed May, 1971. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Boricua--Aqui y Alla" (Puerto Ricans--Here and There), a major audio-visual exhibition dealing exclusively with Puerto Rican life and culture in NYC and Puerto Rico, went on display.

Summary

"Boricua--Aqui y Alla" (Puerto Ricans--Here and There), a major audio-visual exhibition dealing exclusively with Puerto Rican life and culture in NYC and Puerto Rico, went on display. A 20 minute audio-visual show was presented with a specially-constructed stand-up theater equipped with three screens and five mirrors to provide a feeling of total immersion in the subject.486 slides and a complete soundtrack went with the show. The show was conceived and designed by Puerto Rican artist Ralph Ortiz who also took a large portions of the photos. Other leading photographers were Felipe Dante and Richard Globus. The technical aspects of the exhibition were designed and installed by the Museum of The Media of New York City. The exhibit was on view in the Corner Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History starting March 2, 1971.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: The Museum of The Media, New York City

Sources

New York Times, 3/3/71

"Daily News, 3/19/71

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, February 22, 1971. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, February 24, 1971. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives."

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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