Administered by I.B.A 405 Shawmut Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02118
Located Villa Victoria Aguadila Street, courtyard of power station Boston Massachusetts
Date:
1977-1978. July 1979
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Image on file.
(On lower front of mural:) ESTE MURAL ES REGALO DE LA COMUNIDAD/HISPANA A ESTA Y FUTURAS GENERACIONES/LAS PIEZAS DE BARRO/EN ESTE MURAL/FUERON HECHAS POR RESIDENTES VECINOS Y/AGRUPACIONES/DE VILLA VICTORIA/JULY 1979/DISENO Y BJECUCION Lilli Ann K. Rosenberg, GIL RALDE(...inscription illegible)/LILLIAN VIDAL, GEGO GEOGHEGAN, JOHN MAHONEY, MARVIN ROSENBERG, KATHY/GREEN (On front of mural:) SEPAMOS COMBATIR/POR NUESTRO HONOR/NUESTRA LIBERTAD/RAMON EMETERIO BETANCES/1827-1898 signed
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Summary:
This ceramic tile mural created with the assistance of community teenagers consists of images representing the cultural heritage of Puerto Rico and the Villa Victoria housing development. The mural includes portraits of historical figures such as Pedro Albizu Campos, Emeterio Betances, Agueybana, Roberto Clemente and others, as well as children, teens, and adults from the Villa Victoria community. Among the scenes depicted is a battle between the Spanish conquistadors and the Taino Indians; a dancing couple dressed in traditional attire; the Holy Cross Cathedral; Villa Victoria; and images representing the negative influence of drugs in the community. The ceramic mural is mounted inside a narrow wood frame that is attached to the wall of the Villa Victoria power station.
