Elisabet Velazquez on Papo Colo’s Every American Has Two Hearts
A Puerto Rican American poet unpacks what it means to be American.
Nov 30, 2023
In the online edition of MoMA’s ArtSpeaks program, we invite staff members, artists, and special guests to share personal impressions of an artwork in the galleries. Here, Puerto Rican American poet Elizabet Velazquez uses Papo Colo’s screenprint Every American Has Two Hearts as a guide to explore and grapple with her dueling identities. Explore our collection work by work as we release a new video each month. Watch the videos and then come visit the works in person at MoMA!
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