16.8 linear feet; Boxes 268-279 (3 manuscript boxes, 9 flat boxes (269-270, 272-274, 276-279) , mapcase folders)
This series consists of artwork created by Jack and Irene Delano including posters, fine art prints, sketches, and drawings, as well as art by others, which was either gifted to or purchased by the Delanos for their personal collection. Artists include Rafael Tufiño, Lorenzo Homar, José M. Figueroa, Eduardo Vera Cortés, Ben Joseph, and Ben Shahn.
See also: Cartoons, sketches, and other original art that are associated with literary or film projects are in Series IV: Publications. Artwork published in a newspaper or magazine is in Series VII: Printed Material.
Subseries VI.1: Posters, 1951-2003
This subseries contains commercially printed posters for events such as exhibitions and movies produced by DIVEDCO, including a large poster for Los Peloteros designed by Irene. Organized alphabetically by subject.
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.1
DIVEDCO - 30C, circa 1960s-1970s
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.2
DIVEDCO - D-G, circa 1960s-1970s
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.3
DIVEDCO - H-M, circa 1960s-1970s
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.4
DIVEDCO - Muchas Felicidades Christmas Poster, 1953-1954
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.5
DIVEDCO - Los Peloteros, 1951
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.6
DIVEDCO - P (1 of 2), circa 1960s-1970s
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.7
DIVEDCO - P (2 of 2), circa 1960s-1970s
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.8
DIVEDCO - Q-U, circa 1960s-1970s
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.9
Exhibition Posters, 1953-1968
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.10
Exhibition Posters, 1970-1976
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.11
Exhibition Posters, 1978-1981
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.12
Exhibition Posters, 1982-1984
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.13
Exhibition Posters, 1985-1986
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.14
Exhibition Posters, 1987-1989
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.15
Exhibition Posters, 1990-1992
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.16
Exhibition Posters, 1993-2003
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.17
Exhibition Posters A-L
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.18
Exhibition Posters M-V
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.19
Festival Casals, 1955-1975
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.20
FSA - OWI - Plant a Victory Garden
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.21
La Gran Fiesta (Laura Delano), 1986
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.22
Political Poster and Banner
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.23
El Rostro de la Pobreza - Poster Gift from Puert Rico Teachers Association
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.24
Sabios Árboles, Mágicos Árboles - Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Anniversary Screening Poster, 1987
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.25
Sabios Árboles, Mágicos Árboles - La Película Poster Drafts
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.1.26
Teatros
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.1.27
Exhibition Posters, 1972-1976
Subseries VI.2: Art Based on Publications, 1953-1994
This subseries contains fine art prints by Jack and Irene Delano based on their published works including Los Aguinaldos del Infante, Sabios Árboles, Mágicos Árboles, The Emperor's New Clothes, and The Conquest of Puerto Rico. Organized alphabetically by publication title.
Box 268 Folder 1
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Set Design
Box 268 Folder 2
Cartoons "Man... by Joaquin"
Box 268 Folder 3
Cartoons "Sign of the Times" Sketches
Box 268 Folder 4
Performances - Los Aguinaldos del Infante- Invitación, 1990
Flatbox 269 Folder 1
Los Aguinaldos del Infante: Glosa de Epifanía - Son los Caballitos de los Reyes Magos
Flatbox 269 Folder 2
Unknown Publication - Cemetery Scene in Ink
Flatbox 270 Folder 1
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Espectáculo Navideño Poster
Flatbox 270 Folder 2
Christmas in Puerto Rico - Print Drafts by Irene
Flatbox 270 Folder 3
DIVEDCO - 22 Grabados del Libro los Casos de Ignacio y Santiago, 1953
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.1
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Los Caballos de los Reyes Magos
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.2
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Felices Pascuas - Signed
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.3
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Illustrations for Exhibit (1 of 3)
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.4
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Illustrations for Exhibit (2 of 3)
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.5
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Illustrations for Exhibit (3 of 3)
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.6
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Los Reyes Magos
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.7
Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Navidad en Puerto Rico Art Drafts
Flatbox 330 Folder VI.2.8
Los Cincos Sentidos - Serenata and Coquí by Thomas Blanco
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.9
The Conquest and Settlement of the Island of Boriquen, or Puerto Rico - En el Segundo Viaje Poster (Signed)
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.10
The Conquest and Settlement of the Island of Boriquen, or Puerto Rico - Mounted and Framed Illustrations of Indigenous People
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.11
The Emperor's New Clothes - Book Poster, 1971
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.12
The Emperor's New Clothes - Exhibit Fine Art Poster, 1971
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.13
The Emperor's New Clothes - Exhibit Fine Art Poster, 1971
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.14
En Busca de / In Search of Maestro Rafael Cordero - Map of San Juan 1794 Mock-ups, 1994
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.15
Sabios Árboles, Mágicos Árboles - La Película Poster
Mapcase Shelf 1 Above 14-L Folder VI.2.16
Sabios Árboles, Mágicos Árboles - Proteja Nuestros Árboles Poster
Subseries VI.3: Artwork by Jack and Irene Delano, undated, 1940
This subseries contains art by Jack and Irene Delano (artist noted when known). Some unidentified material may be by Jack and Irene's children, Laura and Pablo Delano, for the play Carnival. Organized alphabetically by title.
Box 271 Folder 1
Los Caballos de los Reyes Magos - Irene - Silkscreen
Box 271 Folder 2
Caricature Sketches
Box 271 Folder 3
Drawings - Pájaro Encima Arbol
Box 271 Folder 4
La Isla del Encanto - Photocopy - Possibly Jack
Box 271 Folder 5
Jack Delano - Photographs of Painting of Blind Man - Signed on Reverse by Jack
Box 271 Folder 6
Jíbaros y Caballeros
Box 271 Folder 7
Miscellaneous Art
Box 271 Folder 8
Paisaje - Painting in Color
Box 271 Folder 9
Piñero, Jesús T. - Plancha
Box 271 Folder 10
Piñero, Jesús T. - Woodblock
Box 271 Folder 11
Printing Block - Horse and Rider
Box 271 Folder 12
Printing Block - Jester
Box 271 Folder 13
Resistors, Shoes, Textiles, Radios - Artwork
Box 271 Folder 14
Sketches in Negative
Box 271 Folder 15
Untitled Artwork - Person Smelling Potted Flower by Jack Delano
Box 271 Folder 16
Untitled Artwork - Print of Older, Balding Man
Box 271 Folder 17
Untitled Cartoons & Ink Sketches (1 of 2)
Box 271 Folder 18
Untitled Cartoons & Ink Sketches (2 of 2)
Box 271 Folder 19
Untitled Ink Sketches
Box 271 Folder 20
Various Titled Cartoons
Flatbox 272 Folder 1
Cartoon Paintings
Flatbox 272 Folder 2
Charcoal Drawings
Flatbox 272 Folder 3
Drawings and Sketches
Flatbox 272 Folder 4
Early 20th Century Sketches
Flatbox 272 Folder 5
Ink Sketches - Untitled
Flatbox 272 Folder 6
Man Walking with Cigar - Sketch and Prints
Flatbox 272 Folder 7
Navy and Military Paintings
Flatbox 272 Folder 8
Paintings and Scratchboard
Flatbox 272 Folder 9
Pencil Sketches
Flatbox 272 Folder 10
Plates - Pennsylvania WPA Art Project - Silkscreen Color Work By Creative Printmakers Group
Flatbox 272 Folder 11
Prints
Flatbox 272 Folder 12
Sketches - Various Untitled
Flatbox 273 Folder 1
Alegría, Alegría, Alegría - Print by Irene Delano
Flatbox 273 Folder 2
Boys Playing on Fishing Bridge - Sketch, Painting and Pastel
Flatbox 273 Folder 3
Drawings
Flatbox 273 Folder 4
Irene Delano - Painting of a Church Scene and Exhibition Panel, 1940
Flatbox 273 Folder 5
Jack Delano - Cartoon Drummer
Flatbox 274 Folder 1
Drawings
Flatbox 274 Folder 2
Irene Delano - Paintings
Flatbox 274 Folder 3
Jack Delano - City Rain Scene in Charcoal (Signed Jack Ovcharov)
Flatbox 274 Folder 4
Paintings
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.3.1
Alegría, Alegría, Alegría by Irene Delano
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.3.2
Asian Motif - Sketches and Paintings with Inspiration Material
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.3.3
Painted Drafts - Unknown Project
Mapcase 13-G-13 Folder VI.3.4
Irene Delano - Sketches and Paintings Drafts
Subseries VI.4: Jack and Irene Delano Personal Collection, 1940-1991
This series contains artwork collected by Jack and Irene Delano through purchase or gifts. Artists include Rafael Tufiño, Lorenzo Homar, José M. Figueroa, Eduardo Vera Cortés, and Ben Joseph, some of whom participated in Irene Delano's Graphics Art Workshop (a DIVEDCO program). This series also contains several works by Ben Shahn (Irene's second cousin), including Partings Long Seen Coming from the Rilke Portfolio (lithograph, 1968). Organized alphabetically by folder title (artist name noted if known).
Box 275 Folder 1
Bujosa, Alfonso
Box 275 Folder 2
Delano, Laura - Ink Sketches
Box 275 Folder 3
Ink Drawing - "The Dead Indian & The Black Dove", 1991-11-02
Box 275 Folder 4
J.D. Logo
Box 275 Folder 5
Loose Sketch
Box 275 Folder 6
Posada, José Guadalupe - Grabado de la Revista "Relameago" en Página 17 - Año 1, Número 2, 1966-04
Box 275 Folder 7
Toshusai Sharaku - Reproduction Print, circa 20th century
Box 275 Folder 8
Untitled Art - Sketch of Man on Piano
Box 275 Folder 9
Untitled East Asian Prints
Box 275 Folder 10
Untitled East Asian Watercolors
Box 275 Folder 11
Untitled Illustrations
Box 275 Folder 12
Untitled Paintings - Could be Watercolor (potentially Jack)
Box 275 Folder 13
Untitled Painting with Instrument
Box 275 Folder 14
Untitled Sketches - Pencil and Watercolor
Flatbox 276 Folder 1
Centro de Arte Puertorriqueño Artistas, 1953
Flatbox 276 Folder 2
Cortés, Eduardo Vera, 1953
Flatbox 276 Folder 3
Homar, Lorenzo
Flatbox 276 Folder 4
Miscellaneous Prints, 1988-1989
Flatbox 276 Folder 5
Print Portfolios, 1962
Flatbox 276 Folder 6
Sketchbook - Dessin
Flatbox 276 Folder 7
Tufiño, Rafael, 1951
Flatbox 276 Folder 8
Untitled Prints on One Page - Numbered
Flatbox 276 Folder 9
Unknown Artists - Various Prints Found Together
Flatbox 277 Folder 1
Matos, Marta - Desde el Muelle Painting, 1981
Flatbox 278 Folder 1
Homar, Lorenzo - Prints, 1953
Flatbox 278 Folder 2
Joseph, Ben - Portrait, 1940
Flatbox 278 Folder 3
Kollwitz, Käthe - Original Etch "Sharpening the Scythe"
Flatbox 278 Folder 4
Segura, Cristina - Viuda de Antonio Llorens - Woodcut Prints
Flatbox 278 Folder 5
Tufiño, Rafael, 1952
Flatbox 278 Folder 6
Unknown Artists
Handpainted parchment leaf of music removed to temporary vault location, 9/20/2024.
Flatbox 279 Folder 1
Cintrón - Print
Flatbox 279 Folder 2
Díaz, Juan (possibly) - Prints, 1952
Flatbox 279 Folder 3
Figueroa, José M. - Painting
Flatbox 279 Folder 4
Grabado para Jack Delano - Firmado por Artistas
Flatbox 279 Folder 5
Homar, Lorenzo - Jibarito Drawing, 1951
Flatbox 279 Folder 6
Meléndez, J (possibly) - El Puente Print, 1951
Flatbox 279 Folder 7
Miscellaneous Artists, 1940-1979
Flatbox 279 Folder 8
Shahn, Ben - Print
Flatbox 279 Folder 9
Tufiño, Rafael - Prints
Flatbox 279 Folder 10
Unknown Artist - Portrait Paintings
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.1
Díaz, Juan (possibly) - Prints Dedicated to Irene Delano, 1965
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.2
García, Domingo - Portrait of Don Luis Muñoz Marín - Print, 1987
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.3
Hernández Acevedo, Manuel - Paintings
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.4
Homar, Lorenzo - El Puente Prints, 1952
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.5
Irene Delano Birthday Card - Signed by Artists, 1953
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.6
Ruíz, Cristóbal - Retrato de Irene, 1953
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.7
Shahn, Ben - Martin Luther King, Jr. Print
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.8
Shahn, Ben - Poster A-25 War Production Headquarters, WPB Washington DC, 1942
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.9
Tufiño, Rafael - Prints
Oversizebin Art Bin 1 Folder VI.4.10
Unknown Artists - Painting of Two Girls in Blue Capes
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.11
Unknown Artists - Painting, Print, and Sketch
Oversizebin Art Bin 1 Folder VI.4.12
Unknown Artist - Portrait of a Woman Sitting
Mapcase 13-G-14 Folder VI.4.13
Vera, Eduardo - Large Prints/Posters, 1969-1975