Lee Quinones

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Lee Quinones, b. 1960 in Ponce, Puerto Rico and raised in New York is one of the most important graffiti artists. Some of his paintings belong in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

By 1976, graffiti artists like Quinones began painting entire murals using advanced techniques. Some of the most memorable of Quinones' work were political in nature, calling for an end to the arms race, for example. His work is featured in the book Subway Art (New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1984).

He plays Raymond 'Zoro' in Charlie Ahearn's movie Wild Style and appears in Blondie's promo video for the song "Rapture".

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www.tourdelee.com official website about the bicycle ride that Lee Quinones did in November 2005 from New York to Miami, fundraising for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.fr:Lee Quinones

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