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Persistence/Persistencia: The Lion’s Roar in the Puerto Rican Arts


  • PRAA ART CENTER 3000 North Elbridge Avenue Chicago, IL, 60618 United States (map)

Persistence examines the migration of Puerto Rican student-artists to Chicago beginning in the 1920s to study fine arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  The exhibition present a chronology of over 30 artists admitted to this prestigious institution and a selection of artwork representative of each decade. Showcasing the work of a group of artists reaffirming their national identity as a response to the Chicago experience, the exhibition addresses the migration experience, adaptation to the Chicago environment, confronting institutional colorism and race, and clashing with the Puerto Rico-United States colonial establishment. Curated by Jorge Felix and Lizette Cruz-Perez, curatorial assistant.

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