Google digitises artworks in Puerto Rico for first time

A depiction of 'Goyita', a 1953 painting by Rafael Tufiño Figueroa of his mother that broke from conventional portraits of the time, is placed in front of Google’s Art Camera in San Juan Puerto Rico, on Nov 7, 2019. — Photos: AP

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The 1953 painting by Rafael Tufiño Figueroa features his mother with a red scarf on her head, a determined look on her face and heavy expression lines, a depiction of a working-class woman that broke from conventional portraits of the time that focused largely on wealthy men.

"Goyita" is one of more than 350 paintings from Puerto Rico that Google Arts & Culture digitised for the first time with help from Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who unveiled late Nov 7 the online exhibition that features work from four Puerto Rico art institutions.