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1959-1969 Tenth Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban rebellion

Poster
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster commemorates the triumph of the revolutionary uprising in Cuba, led by Fidel Castro ten years earlier. It reinforces Castro’s image as a popular revolutionary hero and seeks to validate his continuing leadership of the Cuban people.

Rene Mederos was a self-taught artist, who began his career in a Havana print shop in 1944 and went on to be one of the most prominent Cuban poster designers. He created this poster whilst working as a staff artist for the Cuban Commission of Revolutionary Orientation. The Commission was responsible for domestic public information propaganda in the form of book, brochures, billboards and posters. Despite the profusion of Cuban poster art in the 1960s and 1970's, only a very few posters feature the Cuban leader Fidel Castro.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • 1959-1969 Tenth Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban rebellion (assigned by artist)
  • 1959 1969 Décimo Aniversario del Triunfo de la Rebelión Cubana
Materials and techniques
screenprint in colours
Brief description
Poster, '1959-1969 Tenth Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban rebellion' by René Mederos; Cuba, 1969
Physical description
Poster showing Fidel Castro, surrounded by guerilla fighters holding guns in the air with the Cuban flag as a background
Dimensions
  • Height: 54cm
  • Width: 40cm
Marks and inscriptions
1959 1969 Décimo Aniversario del Triunfo de la Rebelión Cubana
Translation
1959-1969 Tenth Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban rebellion
Gallery label
This poster commemorates the triumph of the revolutionary uprising in Cuba, led by Fidel Castro ten years earlier. It reinforces Castro’s image as a popular revolutionary hero and seeks to validate his continuing leadership of the Cuban people. A World to Win: Posters of Protest and Revolution, V&A, Galleries 88a and 90, (1 May-2 Nov 2014)(01/05/2014-02/11/2014)
Credit line
Gift of Michael Tyler
Subjects depicted
Summary
This poster commemorates the triumph of the revolutionary uprising in Cuba, led by Fidel Castro ten years earlier. It reinforces Castro’s image as a popular revolutionary hero and seeks to validate his continuing leadership of the Cuban people.

Rene Mederos was a self-taught artist, who began his career in a Havana print shop in 1944 and went on to be one of the most prominent Cuban poster designers. He created this poster whilst working as a staff artist for the Cuban Commission of Revolutionary Orientation. The Commission was responsible for domestic public information propaganda in the form of book, brochures, billboards and posters. Despite the profusion of Cuban poster art in the 1960s and 1970's, only a very few posters feature the Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Bibliographic reference
Collection
Accession number
E.169-2014

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Record createdMarch 5, 2014
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