Librado Net
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Librado Net Pérez was a Puerto Rican
educator and artist
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, on 17 August 1895. His parents were Ramón Net Santiago and Sofía Pérez Torres. He was introduced to music by his mother. He was a student of Arístides Chavier
, Domingo Cruz "Cocolia"
and Castro Pérez. In the art of painting, he was a student of Miguel Pou
, and in architecture he studied with Alfredo Wiechers, who taught him to work with watercolors and tapestry.
From a very young age he showed desteritry in leadeship and talent in orchestral organization and in the interpretation of musical works via the flute, and the violin. In the 1920s he lived in the United States, where he studied music with Jean Bedetti. He married sculptor Eugene Batiste, and had only one son, Roberto. He was the first director of the Ponce Free School of Music, starting in the 1950s and until close to his death. He became known better for his musical skills than his other artistic interests.
from the planning to the implementation phases of Puerto Rico's three free schools of music in San Juan, Ponce, and Mayaguez. The schools were inauguirated on 1 December 1946. Thanks to the work of Net, it is said, "the Ponce Free School of Music was the most outstanding." He became the first director of the Ponce Free School of Music.
The school was also the teaching venue of Tomás Clavel, Julio Alvarado, Emilio Alvarado, Rafael Franco
, Eduardo Pérez Jusino, Bernardo Gaztambide, Luis Marguerie y Edwin Ramos Torres.
, property of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
. His artistic style is pre-Raphaelite and Raphaelite. From his years in New York, he created Luna sobre la costa-Staten Island (1922), Clove Lake-Staten Island (1925), Dibujo de edificios en Nueva York, and Paisaje en Nueva York, among others. From his return to Puerto Rico, he recorded street scenes in Ponce, incluiding Puente sobre el Río Inabón en la finca La Concordia (1939), Parque de Bombas (1950), Calle León (1960), Teatro La Perla (1960), and Playa de Ponce cerca del Yacht Club (1964).
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Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
educator and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
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Early years
Librado Net was born in Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, on 17 August 1895. His parents were Ramón Net Santiago and Sofía Pérez Torres. He was introduced to music by his mother. He was a student of Arístides Chavier
Arístides Chavier Arévalo
Arístides Chavier Arévalo was Puerto Rican pianist and composer, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.-History:Chavier was born in Ponce in the second half of the nineteenth century. He studied music in Paris as a young man. He was a prominent music instructor. Among his students was Luis A. Ferré, a...
, Domingo Cruz "Cocolia"
Domingo Cruz "Cocolia"
Domingo Cruz was a late 19th century Puerto Rican musician, and director of the Ponce Firefighters’ Band .-Early years:...
and Castro Pérez. In the art of painting, he was a student of Miguel Pou
Miguel Pou
Miguel Pou y Becerra was a Puerto Rican oil canvas painter. He was a painter, draftsman, and professor. Together with José Campeche and Francisco Oller, he has been called "one of Puerto Rico's greatest masters." He was an exposer of the impressionist movement. During his life he carried out...
, and in architecture he studied with Alfredo Wiechers, who taught him to work with watercolors and tapestry.
From a very young age he showed desteritry in leadeship and talent in orchestral organization and in the interpretation of musical works via the flute, and the violin. In the 1920s he lived in the United States, where he studied music with Jean Bedetti. He married sculptor Eugene Batiste, and had only one son, Roberto. He was the first director of the Ponce Free School of Music, starting in the 1950s and until close to his death. He became known better for his musical skills than his other artistic interests.
Music School Director
Librado Net worked with Ernesto Ramos AntoniniErnesto Ramos Antonini
Ernesto Ramos Antonini was the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico .-Early years:...
from the planning to the implementation phases of Puerto Rico's three free schools of music in San Juan, Ponce, and Mayaguez. The schools were inauguirated on 1 December 1946. Thanks to the work of Net, it is said, "the Ponce Free School of Music was the most outstanding." He became the first director of the Ponce Free School of Music.
The school was also the teaching venue of Tomás Clavel, Julio Alvarado, Emilio Alvarado, Rafael Franco
Rafael Franco
Rafael Franco Ojeda was President of Paraguay from February 17, 1936 to August 13, 1937. He was a member of the Febrerista Revolutionary Party....
, Eduardo Pérez Jusino, Bernardo Gaztambide, Luis Marguerie y Edwin Ramos Torres.
Works
Net's rise to fame came with his work on tapestry under Alfredo Wiechers. He created Erupción del Monte Vesubio (1911), Detalle escultórico del Arco del Triunfo (1911) and La musa del crepúsculo (1936). The first are in the peRmanent collection of the Casa WiechersCasa Wiechers-Villaronga
The Casa Wiechers-Villaronga is a Neo-classical style mansion in Ponce, Puerto Rico designed and built in the early twentieth century. The house was acquired and restored by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and now operates as the Museum of Puerto Rican Architecture. The house sits in the...
, property of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture , or ICP, for short, is an institution of the Government of Puerto Rico responsible for the establishment of the cultural policies required in order to study, preserve, promote, enrich, and diffuse the cultural values of Puerto Rico...
. His artistic style is pre-Raphaelite and Raphaelite. From his years in New York, he created Luna sobre la costa-Staten Island (1922), Clove Lake-Staten Island (1925), Dibujo de edificios en Nueva York, and Paisaje en Nueva York, among others. From his return to Puerto Rico, he recorded street scenes in Ponce, incluiding Puente sobre el Río Inabón en la finca La Concordia (1939), Parque de Bombas (1950), Calle León (1960), Teatro La Perla (1960), and Playa de Ponce cerca del Yacht Club (1964).
Legacy
In Ponce there is a school in the community of San Antonio that bears his name. Also in Ponce, he is recognized at the Park for the Illustrious Ponce CitizensTricentennial Park
Parque del Tricentenario is a passive urban park in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The park was built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city. It was inaugurated during the mayoral administration of mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago....
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See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- El Mundo, 26 December 1953, p. 11.
- Homenaje póstumo a don Librado Net Pérez. El Mundo, 28 January 1967, p. 43.
- El Mundo, 12 August 1953, p. 13.
- El Mundo, 22 May 1959, p. 34. Recibe Homenaje, Librado Net se jubila Escuela Música Ponce.
- El Mundo, 5 March 1967, p. 17.
- La Casa de la Reina 106 Page 10. Accessed January 16, 2011.