Dia de Solidaridad Mundial con la Revolucion Cubana (Day of World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution)
Poster
1973 (made)
1973 (made)
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This poster comemorates the Cuban Revolution and its success in ousting the dictator Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro's triumphant march into Havana on January 8, 1959 signalled the beginning of Cuba's socialist future.
Object details
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| Title | Dia de Solidaridad Mundial con la Revolucion Cubana (Day of World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Dia de Solidaridad Mundial con la Revolucion Cubana (Day of World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution) by Martinez for OSPAAAL. Cuba,1973. |
| Physical description | Portrait format poster printed in blue, red, black and white. Image: detail of three linked chains, with decorative black and red motif in the centre. Small detail from Cuban national flag in upper left corner. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Dia de Solidaridad Mundial con la Revolucion Cubana |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | This poster comemorates the Cuban Revolution and its success in ousting the dictator Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro's triumphant march into Havana on January 8, 1959 signalled the beginning of Cuba's socialist future. |
| Bibliographic reference | ¡Revolucíon!: Cuban Poster Art by Lincoln Cushing. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 2003. |
| Other number | LS.1430 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.679-2004 |
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| Record created | August 13, 2004 |
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