page_title: Nitza Tufiño
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Nitza Tufiño / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail of Ceramic relief — by Nitza Tufiño. Located at the 86th Street uptown subway station — in Manhattan (NYC).
context_page_description: Nitza Tufiño was born in Mexico City in 1949 and is a visual artist.
context_section_description: She grew up in Puerto Rico. In her youth, she learned graphic arts whiled working with her father, the painter Rafael Tufiño. During her time at Academia de San Carlos, Tufiño met and was inspired by David Alfaro Siqueiros. After earning a B.F.A. from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, she moved to New York City.
caption: Westside Views, Nitza Tufiño, 1989. In collaboration with Elizabeth Montalvo (produce stand) and Leeama Blugh (shaved-ice cart) 86th St. station (at Broadway), New York City
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