Call Number:

C0756

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.35 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Lorenzo Homar Correspondence, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1958-1993 (inclusive)

Creator:

Homar, Lorenzo

Form:

Correspondence.

Abstract:

Lorenzo Homar was a Puerto Rican artist specializing in print-making. The collection contains letters addressed to Homar, some requesting posters, and others with fellow artists. Correspondents include prominent figures in the art world.

Lorenzo Homar was born on September 10, 1913 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He grew up in New York City and studied art at a variety of places including the Art Students League and the Pratt Institute. He served four years in the military, after which he came back to New York and worked for Cartier. In 1950 he went back to Puerto Rico and founded the Centro de Arte Puertorriqueno. Homar was himself a talented artist specializing in printmaking, a medium he promoted in Puerto Rico. Homar's work also includes posters, woodcuts, engraving, political cartoons, book illustrations, logos, and stage designs. He passed away on February 16, 2004.

Consists of letters received by Lorenzo Homar, Puerto Rican graphic artist and calligrapher. Many of the letters are requests for posters by Homar for various exhibitions, such as the Biennale Internationale d'Art de Menton, International Poster Biennale-Warsaw, and the Norwegian International Print Biennale. Also included are letters from Elmer Adler, Stuart Barrie, Rockwell Kent (1963-1969), La Casa de Libro, the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, the Library of Congress, the Seabury Press, and Erich and Lilli Wronker. Other correspondents include the German calligrapher Hermann Zapf (1967-1982), the Mexican engraver Leopoldo Mendez (1958-1960s), curator William S. Lieberman of the Museum of Modern Art, and artist Raphael Soyer.

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

Arranged alphabetically.