Puerto Rico: Art and Identity

Duration: 56

Year Published: 1991

Creator: Sonia Fritz

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Explores 20th century Puerto Rican art, focusing on the artists' search for and expression of national identity. Interviews art historians about individual artists and artworks and about the repercussions of the socio-political struggle following World War II on Puerto Rican art, particularly print-making. Studies several noted precursors to the modern artists and features contemporary artists, such as Marta Perez Garcia and Juan Sanchez, discussing their works. English subtitles.