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cycle 2 grantees
Capital Projects
La Crucifixion de Don Pedro Mural Restoration Project
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Funding supports restoration of La Crucifixión de Don Pedro Albizu, believed to be the first Puerto Rican mural created in Chicago in 1971. The project includes structural wall repairs, mural conservation work, and protective treatment for long-term preservation.
“There are only a handful of outdoor murals in the United States that date back to the time period. Three of them are in Chicago and all three are in the Humboldt Park/West Town Community.”
- John Pitman Weber, Chicago Muralist / Artist
“For me, what was interesting about the murals was their social messages. They speak to issues that impact directly on the community, like housing, police brutality—all the issues that we continue to address today.”
- José E. López, the Executive Director of The Puerto Rican Cultural Center, stated in the Chicago Sun-Times.
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