| Librado Net Pérez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 August 1895 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | 2 November 1964 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation | Educator, Artist |
| Spouse | Eugene Batiste |
| Children | Roberto |
Librado Net Pérez was a Puerto Rican educator and artist.
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Librado Net was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 17 August 1895.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
Librado Net worked with Ernesto Ramos Antonini 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."[2] He became the first director of the Ponce Free School of Music.[3]
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.[1][4]
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 Wiechers, property of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. His artistic style is pre-Raphaelite and Raphaelite.[1] 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.[1] 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).[1]
Librado Net died in Ponce on 2 November 1964.[1]
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 Citizens.