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Fabiola Méndez on the Cuatro

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Multimedia visual artist Miguel Luciano, in collaboration with The Met’s Department of Musical Instruments, invites cuatrista Fabiola Méndez to activate Efrain Vega’s cuatro (1995) and other Puerto Rican instruments in the collection.

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Cuatro, Efrain Vega Puerto Rican, Maplewood, plexiglas, steel, Puerto Rico
Cuatro
Efrain Vega
1995