Welcome to the Cuban Posters blog which highlights the best designs from the revolution, including silkscreen movie posters, cultural and political prints and bright colourful designs from the golden period of Cuban history
Monday, 7 April 2008
Cuba En La Graphica
A quality book published in Italy in 1991, Cuba En La Graphica is a document of the Cuban poster from the early 60s to the late 80s. It features a single page for each poster with minimal text for each. The posters featured all seem to be from colour photographs of the posters in situ. Around 100 posters are featured with a short intro by Alejo Carpentier and Reyna Maria Valdes, who quotes Adelaida de Juan and Susan Sontag.
This archive of original Cuban posters is the collection of the Dulwich Poster Gallery in East Dulwich, London and is the result of 10 years of collecting Cuban film and political posters. All the posters featured in this blog are part of the gallery's collection. They were acquired from dealers, traders and individuals in Cuba, the US, Canada and the UK. We are always on the lookout for posters to acquire. If you would like to discuss selling individual posters or a collection please email me for an honest chat.
To contact me either email me or call me on +44 742 961 1696.
Poster Producers
ICAIC The Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfico is the Cuban film institute. Formed soon after the revolution in 1959 it aims to promote the medium of film through a range of diverse activities including film and television production. The ICAIC printed the majority of its posters as silkscreens in 20x30 inch format. These posters were mounted in permanent display units across Cuba.
OSPAAAL The Organisation for Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America was founded soon after the Tricontinental Conference of 1966. It aims to bring attention to world issues and is anti-imperialist and generally socialist in focus. It publishes the Tricontinental journal. The majority of OSPAAAL posters are printed in offset, with no fixed size. The posters were distributed with Tricontinental.
COR The Comisión de Orientación Revolucionaria is a key Cuban agency designed to promote the ideals of the revolution. Its poster output is varied and sporadic.
Casa de las Americas Casa de las Americas deals with the promotion and development of the arts and cultural activities in Cuba. Its poster output is varied but often dynamic and colourful.
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