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Cuban Posters

During a period of profound and rapid social and political changes, the Cuban poster boldly documented and embodied the spirit and ideals of the Cuban revolution. ‘Thanks to those daring, inspired artists, an important part of the visual memory of Cubans is indelibly imprinted in their bold graphic designs,’ writes Leonardo Padura Fuentes in Mira Cuba: The Cuban Poster Art from 1959 (2014). ‘It had a dignity and an aesthetic standing that turned the utilitarian poster into a milestone of Cuban cultural history in the second half of the twentieth century.’ —Christies.com

For further reference, please see the essay, "Revolutionary Design: The Cuban Film Poster," in relation to holdings at Cooper Hewitt, the Smithsonian Design Museum.

The Cuban Poster Collection in Fleet Library at RISD consists of forty-nine items acquired as a one-time purchase in 2001. It is one of several collections in the library’s Archive of Graphic Design and Illustration, which can be accessed through the Visual + Material Resource Center.

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  • 7 BH by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    7 BH

  • Good Day (Buendía) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Nudo Marzel

    Good Day (Buendía)

  • 40th Anniversary of Cuban Film Art and Industry (40 Aniversario ICAIC, Instituto Cubano de Arte y Industria Cinematograficos) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Paris Volta

    40th Anniversary of Cuban Film Art and Industry (40 Aniversario ICAIC, Instituto Cubano de Arte y Industria Cinematograficos)

  • Nights in Constantinople (Las Noches de Constantinopla) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    Nights in Constantinople (Las Noches de Constantinopla)

  • Playing Swede (Hacerse El Sueco) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    Playing Swede (Hacerse El Sueco)

  • With all my Love Rita (Con todo mi amor Rita) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    With all my Love Rita (Con todo mi amor Rita)

  • Honey for Oshun (Miel para Oshun) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Flora Fong

    Honey for Oshun (Miel para Oshun)

  • A Paradise under the Stars (Un Paraiso Bajo las Estrellas) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Zaida Del Rio

    A Paradise under the Stars (Un Paraiso Bajo las Estrellas)

  • Motorcycle a film by Ian Padros (Motos) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Ernesto Padron

    Motorcycle a film by Ian Padros (Motos)

  • Operation Fangio (Operación Fangio) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    Operation Fangio (Operación Fangio)

  • The Prophecies of Amanda (Las Profecias de Amanda) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Nelson Ponce

    The Prophecies of Amanda (Las Profecias de Amanda)

  • Life is to Whistle (La Vida es Silbar) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Nelson Ponce

    Life is to Whistle (La Vida es Silbar)

  • 20th International Festival of Latin American New Cinema (20 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 1-11 Diciembre de 1998) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Paris Volta

    20th International Festival of Latin American New Cinema (20 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 1-11 Diciembre de 1998)

  • 19th Festival of International Latin American New Cinema (19 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 2-12 de Diciembre de 1997, La Habana, Cuba) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    19th Festival of International Latin American New Cinema (19 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 2-12 de Diciembre de 1997, La Habana, Cuba)

  • 19th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (19 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 2-12 de Diciembre de 1997, La Habana, Cuba) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, Paris Volta, and Irenaldo Fumero

    19th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (19 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 2-12 de Diciembre de 1997, La Habana, Cuba)

  • 18th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (18 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Habana, Diciembre 1996) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    18th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (18 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Habana, Diciembre 1996)

  • Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate)

  • Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate)

  • Sample Saved Movies (Muestra de filmes Salvados por FIAF) by Fleet Library and Visual + Material Resources

    Sample Saved Movies (Muestra de filmes Salvados por FIAF)

  • Chapucerias (Botched) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Eduardo Munoz Bachs

    Chapucerias (Botched)

  • When the River passes (Cuando el Rio Pasa) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Emeria

    When the River passes (Cuando el Rio Pasa)

  • Missing Children (Niños desaparecidos) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Eduardo Munoz Bachs

    Missing Children (Niños desaparecidos)

  • Neighbors (Vecinos) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Eduardo Munoz Bachs

    Neighbors (Vecinos)

  • Vampires in Havana (Vampires in Habana) by Fleet Library, Visual + Material Resources, and Eduardo Munoz Bachs

    Vampires in Havana (Vampires in Habana)

 
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