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East Harlem Remembers Legendary Young Lords and El Barrio Photographer Hiram Maristany
By Ismael Nunez El Museo del Barrio honored the memory of Hiram Maristany with a community celebration on May 15. The former director of El Museo, Maristany was remembered as one of the community’s most gifted artists, a longtime El Barrio resident, a community activist, and a former member and official photographer of the Young Lords Party. “As a photographer, Maristany’s work transcended the purely documentary, and testified to the beauty in our communities,” El Museo del Barrio said in a statement. “Today, and always, we are grateful for his friendship, and loyalty, and continue to be inspired by his commitment to uplifting Puerto Rican and Latinx communities. Rest in power.” He was 76 (August 10, 1945 – March 10, 2022). The program for the event stated: “Maristany first picked up the camera in 1959 while still a teenager, and dedicated the next six decades documenting the life, history, culture, and beauty of his neighborhood.” Active in the cultural and political moveme...
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A "boricuas" group is organizing at flickr.com, a photo blog site.
We are considering a photo magazine project for photographers (and/or just photo lovers, photo bloggers) interested in themes on and about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans. It's a good place to exhibit your work (this is purely for the love of art at this point). We are recruiting talent to join our group. Flickr is an interactive blog where you can post your photos and get comments. You can connect with people from around the world. It's an active blog.
You are invited to go check out www.flickr.com/groups/boricuas/.
If you are interested in more information, I am a proud member of the group. By the way, I also
have a separate www.flickr.com/groups/prsun/ site and you are welcome to check out.
Thanks. Enjoy.