Detail of the ceramic tile mural on the Plaza Betances.
Description:
Detail of the 30' x 20'ceramic tile mural in the Plaza Betances. The pieces were created by participants, many of them children, in Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción's various programs. This detail focuses on a portrait of Ramón Betances, the 19th century Puerto Rican activist and doctor. The words beneath his portrait read "Sepamos combatir por nuestro honor y nuestra libertad - Ramón Emeterio Betances 1827 - 1898." Inscribed at the bottom of the work are the words "Este mural es regaldo de la comunidad hispana [?] y futuras generaciónes."
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Notes (acquisition):
Donated by Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción.
Notes (funding):
This project was partially funded with federal assistance from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
