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RAFAEL TUFINO ABSTRACT STUDY NOV 1968

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Rafael Tufino (Puerto Rican, 1922-2008), Oil on canvas. A painter and printmaker considered one of Puerto Rico's most prominent cultural figures. An artist known as the "Painter of the People" for his canvases and posters depicting traditionalaspects of life on the island, was born in Brooklyn and frequently returned to the city, was an important presence in New York, where he was a mentor to Puerto Rican artists and served as a bridge to Puerto Rico's traditions and aesthetics.Tufino was a founder of Taller Boricua, a workshop and art collective started in East Harlem in 1970, and was also influential in the establishment of El Museo del Barrio in that neighborhood. His work was the subject of a majorretrospective at the museum in 2003. Mr. Tufiño's art, which can be seen on posters throughout Old San Juan, presents scenes of daily life in Puerto Rico — work, dance, music and festivals — in bright, Fauvist colors. Hispaintings, including landscapes, interiors and portraits, are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Library of Congress and the Galería Nacional in Puerto Rico. In 2003, he was given a lifetime

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