About This Item

  • TitleMy identity.
  • Call NumberVETS_0064
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryRelief print depicting Taino symbols of Puerto Rico. Artwork made for project: Inked identity, 2011: veterans explore tattoos, led by VA creative arts therapist Beryl Brenner and Museum of Modern Art educator Sally Paul. Artwork shown in exhibit at Museum of Modern Art in November, 2011. Exhibition label: Luis Loperena, My identity. “It has the roots of my ancestry heritage which are the remnants of the Tainos of Puerto Rico. The cross is the sign of Christian Symbol. The bottom sign is our flag.”
  • Date2011
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, black & white
  • Genrerelief prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorLoperena, Luis
  • SubjectVeterans--United States ; Puerto Ricans
  • CollectionVeterans Creative Arts Program collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • Copyright OwnerNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program