Mural "La Familia"

La Familia (Spanish for 'The Family') is the name of a mural by Puerto Rican muralist Rafael Ríos Rey located in the Barrio Obrero Community Center (Centro de Servicios Múltiples de Barrio Obrero) in Santurce, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The mural depicts various scenes from the history of Puerto Rico with references to the popular culture, arts and folklore of the island. The centerpiece of the mural is a traditional working-class family, the namesake of the artwork. La Familia was commissioned by the municipal government of San Juan for the exterior of the newly built community center at Barrio Obrero, a working-class neighborhood of Santurce. The mural was greatly affected by Hurricane Maria in 2017. That same year it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2017 where it is described as a superb example of Venetian mosaics art form in Puerto Rico and as one of the most influential works of art created by Rafael Ríos Rey.^[1] Other murals also created by Ríos Rey located in the Ponce YMCA and Edificio Empresas Ferré have also been distinguished by the National Park Service and listed into the NRHP.^[2]

La Familia
La Familia in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria
Artist	Rafael Ríos Rey
Year	1970
Medium	Mosaic tile mural
Condition	Damaged since 2017
Location	Centro de Servicios Múltiples de Barrio Obrero, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18.4375241°N 66.0549357°W / 18.4375241; -66.0549357

Mural "La Famila"
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	100001763
Added to NRHP	October 23, 2017

See also

• Puerto Rican art

References

1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS (2017). "Mural "La Famila"". npgallery.nps.gov.
2. Llanes Santos, Juan (September 1, 2017). "National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". npgallery.nps.gov.