Adolfina Villanueva
Technical Sheet:
Title: Adolfina Villanueva
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 48” x 36” in
Year: 2019
Adolfina Villanueva Osorio, a mother of six, was killed by police sergeant Víctor Estrella on February 6, 1980, in Loíza, Puerto Rico. The police, arriving to execute an eviction, surrounded the house and shot through the windows, killing Adolfina with sixteen bullets. Despite revealing abuses and brutality against Afro-descendant people in Puerto Rico, the sergeant was acquitted and the land remains vacant. Adolfina's story underscores the ongoing fight against racism and police violence on the island.
Technical Sheet:
Title: Adolfina Villanueva
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 48” x 36” in
Year: 2019
Adolfina Villanueva Osorio, a mother of six, was killed by police sergeant Víctor Estrella on February 6, 1980, in Loíza, Puerto Rico. The police, arriving to execute an eviction, surrounded the house and shot through the windows, killing Adolfina with sixteen bullets. Despite revealing abuses and brutality against Afro-descendant people in Puerto Rico, the sergeant was acquitted and the land remains vacant. Adolfina's story underscores the ongoing fight against racism and police violence on the island.
Technical Sheet:
Title: Adolfina Villanueva
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 48” x 36” in
Year: 2019
Adolfina Villanueva Osorio, a mother of six, was killed by police sergeant Víctor Estrella on February 6, 1980, in Loíza, Puerto Rico. The police, arriving to execute an eviction, surrounded the house and shot through the windows, killing Adolfina with sixteen bullets. Despite revealing abuses and brutality against Afro-descendant people in Puerto Rico, the sergeant was acquitted and the land remains vacant. Adolfina's story underscores the ongoing fight against racism and police violence on the island.