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Ríos Rey works the subject of the farm worker, the landscape of the island of Puerto Rico and the many industries and infrastructure building projects that embodied the life of the Puerto Rican people in the first half of the twentieth century.
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scenes in Puerto Rico and New York City. He painted numerous murals for hotels, banks, and public buildings. In addition he did art work for books. His works embodied the life of the poor
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University professor Néstor Murray
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466:(in Spanish). Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 July 2011.
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258:Outstanding murals by Rios Rey are:
435:Masters, Merry Mac (18 June 2002).
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565:Puerto Rico -- arte e identidad
637:Ponce, Notas para su Historia.
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531:Puerto Rico Encyclopedia
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508:"Pou Becerra, Miguel"
315:San Juan, Puerto Rico
263:Tradiciones ponceñas.
142:Ríos Rey was born in
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309:Last years and death
185:Carlos Alvarado Lang
177:José Clemente Orozco
671:Painters from Ponce
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363:Puerto Rico portal
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156:Miguel Pou
109:Ponce YMCA
96:Patron(s)
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