Jack and Irene Delano papers, 1731-2003, bulk 1920-1997

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Series VI: Artwork, 1940-2003

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

16x20 thin box


Flatbox 269 Folder 2 Unknown Publication - Cemetery Scene in Ink

16x20 thin box



Flatbox 270 Folder 1 Los Aguinaldos del Infante - Espectáculo Navideño Poster

20x24


Flatbox 270 Folder 2 Christmas in Puerto Rico - Print Drafts by Irene

20x24


Flatbox 270 Folder 3 DIVEDCO - 22 Grabados del Libro los Casos de Ignacio y Santiago, 1953

20x24



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