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These murals are painted on the outside of a Biblioteca Infantíl (Children's Library) donated by a solidarity group from Austria. At the top left a chain surrounds a shelf of books; below, the chain is broken by the children. Quotes from Carlos Fonseca and the phrase "and teach them also to read" appear in the mural. Children are climb a ladder to reach a shelf of books and pass the books to other children. The mural depicts the national cross of alphabetization also depicts international solidarity with the children, represented in the different races of the children. A female guerrilla soldier stands with two children who are holding the national flower, the Sacuanjoche. Nearby the text explains the naming of the mural and the name of the park in which the building is located. The park is named after a boy, Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores, who was a young leader in the FSLN and was assassinated during the Somoza dictatorship. This mural commemorates the third anniversary of his death.
Object Description
| Title | Los Niños son el Jardín de la Revolución |
| Translated title | The Children are the Garden of the Revolution |
| Description | These murals are painted on the outside of a Biblioteca Infantíl (Children's Library) donated by a solidarity group from Austria. At the top left a chain surrounds a shelf of books; below, the chain is broken by the children. Quotes from Carlos Fonseca and the phrase "and teach them also to read" appear in the mural. Children are climb a ladder to reach a shelf of books and pass the books to other children. The mural depicts the national cross of alphabetization also depicts international solidarity with the children, represented in the different races of the children. A female guerrilla soldier stands with two children who are holding the national flower, the Sacuanjoche. Nearby the text explains the naming of the mural and the name of the park in which the building is located. The park is named after a boy, Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores, who was a young leader in the FSLN and was assassinated during the Somoza dictatorship. This mural commemorates the third anniversary of his death. This mural was destroyed in 1992. |
| Contributors | Ministry of Culture, School of Plastic Arts, Association of Sandinista Children |
| Photographer | Houser, Henry P. |
| Subject |
Murals Chains Books Reading Literacy Libraries Children Assassinations Parks Guerrillas |
| Subject (LCSH) | Velásquez Flores, Luis Alfonso, 1969-1979; Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1937-1979; Fonseca Amador, Carlos; |
| Geographic location | Nicaragua--Managua |
| Date created (work) | 1984 |
| Type |
Still Image |
| Format | jpeg |
| Identifier | The Henry Houser Collection (Part 3 Folder 12:A, 23:C, 27:A & Part 4 Folder 5 #7, Folder 6 #101-103) |
| Rights | U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For information about how to use the digital image, please contact Knox College Special Collections & Archives at archives@knox.edu - http://knox.libguides.com/About-us/SCApolicies |
| Collection | Muralism in Revolutionary Nicaragua-The Henry Houser Collection (Knox College) |
| Create date (photograph) | 1989 |
| Create date (digital) | 2010-10-25 |
| Filename | index.cpd |
| Contact Information | Please contact the Knox College Special Collections and Archives via email at archives@knox.edu or phone 309-341-7392 if you have questions or need more information about this item. |
Description
| Title | Los Niños son el Jardín de la Revolución |
| Translated title | The Children are the Garden of the Revolution |
| Description | These murals are painted on the outside of a Biblioteca Infantíl (Children's Library) donated by a solidarity group from Austria. At the top left a chain surrounds a shelf of books; below, the chain is broken by the children. Quotes from Carlos Fonseca and the phrase "and teach them also to read" appear in the mural. Children are climb a ladder to reach a shelf of books and pass the books to other children. The mural depicts the national cross of alphabetization also depicts international solidarity with the children, represented in the different races of the children. A female guerrilla soldier stands with two children who are holding the national flower, the Sacuanjoche. Nearby the text explains the naming of the mural and the name of the park in which the building is located. The park is named after a boy, Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores, who was a young leader in the FSLN and was assassinated during the Somoza dictatorship. This mural commemorates the third anniversary of his death. This mural was destroyed in 1992. |
| Contributors | Ministry of Culture, School of Plastic Arts, Association of Sandinista Children |
| Photographer | Houser, Henry P. |
| Subject |
Murals Chains Books Reading Literacy Libraries Children Assassinations Parks Guerrillas |
| Subject (LCSH) | Velásquez Flores, Luis Alfonso, 1969-1979; Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1937-1979; Fonseca Amador, Carlos; |
| Geographic location | Nicaragua--Managua |
| Date created (work) | 1984 |
| Transcript | These murals are painted on the outside of a Biblioteca Infantíl (Children's Library) donated by a solidarity group from Austria. At the top left a chain surrounds a shelf of books; below, the chain is broken by the children. Quotes from Carlos Fonseca and the phrase "and teach them also to read" appear in the mural. Children are climb a ladder to reach a shelf of books and pass the books to other children. The mural depicts the national cross of alphabetization also depicts international solidarity with the children, represented in the different races of the children. A female guerrilla soldier stands with two children who are holding the national flower, the Sacuanjoche. Nearby the text explains the naming of the mural and the name of the park in which the building is located. The park is named after a boy, Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores, who was a young leader in the FSLN and was assassinated during the Somoza dictatorship. This mural commemorates the third anniversary of his death. |
| Type |
Still Image |
| Format | jpeg |
| Identifier | The Henry Houser Collection (Part 3 Folder 12:A, 23:C, 27:A & Part 4 Folder 5 #7, Folder 6 #101-103) |
| Rights | U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For information about how to use the digital image, please contact Knox College Special Collections & Archives at archives@knox.edu - http://knox.libguides.com/About-us/SCApolicies |
| Collection | Muralism in Revolutionary Nicaragua-The Henry Houser Collection (Knox College) |
| Create date (photograph) | 1989 |
| Create date (digital) | 2010-10-25 |
| Filename | Los_ninos_A.tif |
| Contact Information | Please contact the Knox College Special Collections and Archives via email at archives@knox.edu or phone 309-341-7392 if you have questions or need more information about this item. |
