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Painted cast plaster and gems · 1982
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1982 · Painted cast plaster and gems
24 x 30 x 11 in. (61 x 76.2 x 27.9 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Rigoberto Torres
American, 1960
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- Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
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- WhitneyTier 3 · Scraped/inferred85%
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Rigoberto Torres is a sculptor who was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and worked in New York City, before moving to Florida where he currently lives and works. Torres began working in a factory where religious figures were cast, producing religious statuary. He also considers himself to be a community based artist.
Source: Whitney · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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