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US Exhibition ‘Sense of Beauty’ From Puerto Rico

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US Exhibition ‘Sense of Beauty’ From Puerto Rico
Installation image from “The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting From Museo de Arte de Ponce” exhibition at the Meadows Museum in Dallas with “The Virgin of Sorrows,"" circa 1675–1700, by Jose de Mora. Carved and gessoed wood, oil paint, and glass eyes; 23 3/4 inches by 13 1/2 inches by 18 3/4 inches. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Guy Rogers III/Meadows Museum
Lorraine Ferrier
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“Beauty will be worshipped [here] with no other objective than to elevate the spirit and sharpen inspiration,” said Luis A. Ferré in 1964, when he laid the cornerstone for the new building: the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico.

Ferré (1904–2003), a prominent industrialist, politician, and governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (1969–1973), said that establishing the museum in 1959 was “the biggest project I’ve undertaken in my life.” He had the museum built in the southern city of Ponce, his birthplace and where he established his businesses.

Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.