CARLOS RAQUEL RIVERA (1923-1999) PINTURA CONTEMPORANEA MUSEO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO. 1958. 28x18 inches, 71x45 3/4 cm. Condition A- / A: minor creases in margins and image. Silkscreen. Paper. Matted and framed. The Puerto Rican poster boom that occurred in the 1950s was due entirely to the creation of DIVEDCO, the Division de Educacion de la Comunidad (Division of Community Education). DIVEDCO served primarily as a propagandistic arm of the Puerto Rican Government, aimed at educating and "transforming its rural population into a model of modern, democratic citizenry" (Smithsonian, "Posters from the Division of Community Education (DIVEDCO) of Puerto Rico, 1949-1989," press release, Sept 17, 2008). Carlos Rivera illustrated both books and posters for DIVEDCO from 1953-1963.
