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Elizam Escobar (May 24, 1948) born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is a poet, author and renowned painter. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. ...
Poet is a term applied to a person who composes poetry, including extended forms such as dramatic verse. ...
An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...
A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ...
Escobar was born in Puerto Rico's second largest city which is located on the southern part of the island. There he received his primary and secondary education. As a child, he always enjoyed drawing and painting. After Escobar graduated from high school he enrolled and attended the University of Puerto Rico to pursue his artistic studies. The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ...
During his years as a student, he became actively involved in the Puerto Rican independence movement. He became a member of the underground group called The Armed Forced of Puerto Rican National Liberation (FALN). After he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts, he moved to New York City. In New York he attended the City College of New York. Escobar also taught art at the Museo del Barrio's School of the Arts from 1979 to 1980. This article or section should include material from Puerto Rican Nationalist Party The political movement for Puerto Rican Independence has existed since the mid-19th century and has advocated independence of the island of Puerto Rico, in varying degrees, from Spain (in the 1800s) or the United States (from 1898...
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The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as City) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ...
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1980 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
On April 4, 1980, Escobar was among eleven FALN members arrested by the FBI in Evanston, Illinois under the suspicion of plotting to bomb Federal instalations. They were charged with seditious conspiracy and related charges. During and after the trail he sustained his position that he and the others were prisoners of war. Escobar was sentenced to a prison term of 68 years which was to be served in the federal prison of El Reno, Oklahoma. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
1980 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...
Evanston is the name of several places in the United States of America: Evanston, Illinois Evanston, Indiana Evanston, Ohio Evanston, Wyoming This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ...
Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...
El Reno is a city located in Canadian County, Oklahoma in the central part of the state. ...
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During his incarceration, Escobar used his free time to produce many of his art work. He also wrote about art and his theories about art were published in journals like "Rethinking Marxism", "third Test" and "Left Curve". Escobar argued against the use of art as political propaganda and was in favor of artistic autonomy. While serving his prison term, a series of his art work, which he titled "Art as an Act of Liberation", was exhibited in the following galleries: - The Axe Street Arena
- Galeria Kalpulli
- Rafael Cintrón-Ortiz Cultural Center in Chicago; at the ABC No Rio Gallery in New York City
- The Dissident Voices Gallery in Philadelphia
- In various cities in Puerto Rico.
Among the magazines which have published his works are: "Beginings", "Currents", "Left Curve" and "De Pie y En Lucha". His poems have been published in the "Anthology of Latino Poets in New York".
On September 7, 1999, Escobar and the ten other prisoners who were arrested with him were granted clemency by President Bill Clinton. Escober returned to Puerto Rico immediately upon his release. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...
Escobar is currently the Dean of the Painting Department of the School of Fine Arts (Escuela de Art Plastica) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His paintings have been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and in the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. He has authored two books, "Speech in the Night" and "Sonia Semenovena", published by Quinera editors. San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan...
Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...
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