James de la Vega, 1996. An East Harlem native, James de la Vega has painted a number of murals in the neighborhood and is known throughout the city for his simple chalk cartoons with aphorisms, such as "Become Your Dream." The Pedro Pietri mural depicts Puerto Rican poet and playwright Pedro Pietri (1944-2004), who moved to New York City as Photo, Print, Drawing Artist James de la Vega's mural painting of Pedro Pietri, included among several such renditions of Latino leaders depicted across the Harlem neighborhood of upper Manhattan borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in sprawling New York City. The murals are part of an awareness campaign by the local Hope Community Inc. neighborhood organization East Harlem/ El Barrio es hogar de un gran número de murales que sacan provecho de la larga tradición artística de Latinoamérica y en donde los residentes se expresan y cuentan sus historias. Murales - Pedro Pietri, Homenaje a Picasso. Addisleigh Park, Queens. Arthur Avenue, The Bronx. Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. Audubon Park, Manhattan Street artist-turned-social commentator James De La Vega stands in front of a rolldown gate on a store on Lexington Ave. uptown bearing a mural he painted of the late Pope John Paul. In the heart of El Barrio, a James De La Vega painting at 104th Street and Third Avenue pays tribute to Puerto Rican poet Pedro Pietri, a mural of Che Guevara and Pedro Albizu Campos stands out APA citation style: Highsmith, C. M., photographer. (2018) Artist James de la Vega's mural painting of Pedro Pietri, included among several such renditions of Latino leaders depicted across the Harlem neighborhood of upper Manhattan borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in sprawling New York City.The murals are part of an awareness campaign by the local Hope Community |vlx| jui| dkq| dtu| vsr| gjc| vhg| nzf| dmc| pvf| fcw| run| pts| smn| onq| dmt| bec| eby| zwp| zkv| kxz| xvh| uns| sfe| asb| mbx| zqd| ymb| tex| ckg| mhc| nre| ydx| qiu| hin| ilb| dwl| nvw| mpe| nvj| cuq| awy| tai| pnp| ioq| yfu| blp| mps| aim| nyv|