Revolucion: Cuban Poster Art
The poster was the popular art form in Cuba following the Cuban Revolution, when the government sponsored some 10,000 public posters on a fascinating range of cultural, social, and political themes. Revolucin!, produced with unprecedented access to Cuban national archives, assembles nearly 150 of these powerful but little—seen works of popular art. From the 1960s through the 1980s, the posters rallied the Cuban people to the huge task of building a new society, promoting massive sugar...
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Cusing (a librarian with the U. of California's Institute of Industrial Relations) presents 150 color reproductions of Cuban political posters, vibrant in their diversity of visual style. The posters address issues such as solidarity with South Africans suffering under Apartheid or Nicaraguans being attacked by American sponsored guerillas; the need to conserve electricity; or the celebration of sporting and artistic events. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORLibrary JournalAs a Cuban immigrant, Cushing brings a personal commitment to Cuban poster art, which he has spent the last 20 years cataloging, preserving, and bringing to public attention. The author, who was given access to the Cuban national archives, has assembled here the largest collection available of Cuban poster art from the mid-1960s to 1980. The introduction captures the spirit of Cuban culture under Fidel Castro, where the "golden age" of poster art flourished with the help of government funding. Artists like Eduardo Bachs and Ren Mederos are just a few of the influential artists who developed stylistic signatures and reflected a focus on Cuban national pride and international solidarity against foreign domination. These posters are particularly poignant in content and visual impact. With more than 150 colorful illustrations on heavy bond paper, this beautifully designed book is divided into five chapters covering such topics as national pride, sports and health, and solidarity and revolution. It also contains a list of artists with page numbers, a valuable three-page bibliography, and an index by poster title. There is little else available on this fascinating topic; highly recommended for all collections.-David A. Berona, Univ. of New Hampshire Lib., Durham Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Introduction7National Pride22Production and Resources36Sports and Health48Solidarity and Revolution60Education and Culture100Notes114The Artists117Bibliography123Index of Posters by Title126Acknowledgments130
\ Library JournalAs a Cuban immigrant, Cushing brings a personal commitment to Cuban poster art, which he has spent the last 20 years cataloging, preserving, and bringing to public attention. The author, who was given access to the Cuban national archives, has assembled here the largest collection available of Cuban poster art from the mid-1960s to 1980. The introduction captures the spirit of Cuban culture under Fidel Castro, where the "golden age" of poster art flourished with the help of government funding. Artists like Eduardo Bachs and Ren Mederos are just a few of the influential artists who developed stylistic signatures and reflected a focus on Cuban national pride and international solidarity against foreign domination. These posters are particularly poignant in content and visual impact. With more than 150 colorful illustrations on heavy bond paper, this beautifully designed book is divided into five chapters covering such topics as national pride, sports and health, and solidarity and revolution. It also contains a list of artists with page numbers, a valuable three-page bibliography, and an index by poster title. There is little else available on this fascinating topic; highly recommended for all collections.-David A. Berona, Univ. of New Hampshire Lib., Durham Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.\ \
