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1er Festival de Bomba y Plena

$108.78

For 3 months

Created for the first Festival de Bomba y Plena held in Loíza in 1974, this poster celebrates Afro-Puerto Rican musical heritage. Bomba and Plena—genres rooted in resistance and community—symbolize the island’s African legacy. The dynamic figures and swirling composition by Cajiga convey rhythm, freedom, and collective joy, reflecting the 1970s cultural resurgence and the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña’s commitment to honoring marginalized traditions.

Centenario de la Abolicion de La Esclavitud en Puerto Rico

$226.50

For 3 months

Created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico (1873–1973), this poster is among the most important social justice artworks produced by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. Designed by Jose Rosa, it merges expressive typography with symbolic imagery—interlocked fists breaking chains—to convey liberation and collective dignity. The design stands as a landmark in Caribbean anti-colonial visual culture, merging art and activism.

Callejon de la Capilla

$206.15

For 3 months

This piece reflects Cajiga’s deep fascination with alleyways and courtyards, spaces that embody the intersection of public and private life in Old San Juan. Produced in the early 1980s, it draws on both architectural realism and spiritual undertones — the “capilla” (chapel) evoking the island’s enduring Catholic roots. The print aligns with Cajiga’s ongoing effort to elevate Puerto Rican daily scenes to fine art, preserving their details as historical testaments to craftsmanship and community.

Exposicion Imagen de Pedro Albizu Campos

$161.82

For 3 months

This powerful poster commemorates an exhibition honoring Pedro Albizu Campos, leader of Puerto Rico’s independence movement. Created by Lorenzo Homar for the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, it features a striking portrait of Albizu Campos framed by his own words—asserting the island’s right to self-determination. The work fuses graphic mastery with political reverence, encapsulating the era’s nationalist sentiment and Homar’s role as Puerto Rico’s foremost political printmaker.

7mo Concurso de Tiples y Cuatros (Azul)

$226.50

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These posters celebrate the tiple and cuatro — string instruments central to jíbaro (mountain peasant) culture. The ICP’s contests, held annually from the 1950s onward, were part of a governmental effort to define a national identity rooted in rural traditions after Operation Bootstrap (Puerto Rico’s rapid industrialization program). Rosa’s minimalist guitar design symbolizes this “cultural rescue” — merging simplicity of form with national symbolism.

16mo Festival de Teatro Puertorriqueño

$226.50

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This print was created for the annual Festival de Teatro Puertorriqueño, held at San Juan’s Teatro Tapia, the oldest operating theater in the Western Hemisphere. The featured play, La Movida de Víctor Campolo by Luis Rosario Quiles, was a political satire about modern Puerto Rican society, mixing humor, salsa, and social commentary. Rosa’s poster transforms a pinball machine into a metaphor for theatrical play, unpredictability, and the game of identity.

Monumento al Indio Puertorriqueño – Jayuya

$226.50

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This piece commemorates the Monumento al Indio Puertorriqueño in Jayuya — a town long associated with indigenous and nationalist symbolism. The monument itself, unveiled in 1974, was part of an effort to reclaim Taíno heritage from colonial romanticism. Rosa’s linear depiction of petroglyph-like figures invokes Taíno pictographs found in Caguana and other archaeological sites. The poster embodies the ICP’s mission to “teach through design,” transforming cultural education into visual form.

El Libro Ilustrado en Puerto Rico

$227.22

For 3 months

This poster was produced for an exhibition titled “El Libro Ilustrado en Puerto Rico” held at La Casa del Libro, one of the oldest and most significant book-related museums in the Americas. Located at Calle del Cristo 255 in Old San Juan, the museum was founded in 1955 by bibliophile and historian Ricardo Alegría, the same cultural visionary behind the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP). The exhibition took place in conjunction with the Segunda Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamerica

Calle del Oeste

$148.02

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Depicting one of the oldest streets in San Juan, this print situates Cajiga within the broader lineage of Puerto Rican printmakers such as Rafael Tufiño and Lorenzo Homar, who emphasized architectural memory as cultural identity. The 1980s marked a period when artists reclaimed the urban colonial landscape as a symbol of endurance and pride. The warm façades and quiet intimacy of “Calle del Oeste” mirror a collective nostalgia for community and craft amid social transformation.

La Herencia Artística de Puerto Rico: Época Pre-Colombina al Presente

$227.22

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Designed by Lorenzo Homar for an international exhibition at El Museo del Barrio and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this poster bridges Puerto Rico’s artistic lineage from pre-Columbian times to the modern era. It reflects a period when Puerto Rican art gained global recognition, showcasing the island’s indigenous, colonial, and contemporary aesthetics under the banner of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña.

Vigesimo Aniversario del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

$225.77

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Commissioned to mark the 20th anniversary of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, this minimalist blue-and-black design by Jose Rosa exemplifies the intellectual elegance of Puerto Rican poster art in the 1970s. The repetitive “20” motif reflects continuity and endurance, while the intricate textures evoke the island’s cultural layers. It’s a visual manifesto of modernist clarity and institutional pride at a time when the ICP defined Puerto Rico’s artistic identity.

Escalinata del Hospital #3

$361.07

For 3 months

A masterful depiction of one of San Juan’s most iconic stairways, symbolizing the layered topography of the old city. Cajiga transforms the architectural incline into a metaphor for endurance and upward movement — both physical and social. The composition aligns with his dedication to documenting the island’s colonial geometry with reverence and precision.