Silkscreen Cuban Film Posters 1965–1974

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Updated 12/2020: I found some more posters and have appended them.

Reboiro 1969 Moby Dick — Antonio Reboiro 1968 “Moby Dick” ICAIC

Sponsored largely by the Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográfica (ICAIC), these posters span subjects as diverse as education, culture and reproductive health, political marches and other overtly political or propagandist themes consistent with the objectives of the regime. During this ‘Golden Age of the Cuban Film Poster’, Cuban graphic artists pushed the boundaries of 20th-century design, despite working under increasingly stringent financial and political constraints.

Olivio Martinez October 8 Heroic Guerrilla Day OSPAAAL 1973 — Olivio Martinez 1972 “October 8 Heroic Guerrilla Day” OSPAAAL

Rostgaard 1965 NOW! — Alfredo Rostgaard 1965 “NOW!” ICAIC

REBOIRO 1969 Despegue de la 1800 — Antonio Reboiro 1969 “Despegue de la 1800” ICAIC

PENA 1969 THE MEN OF BAD WEATHER — Umberto Peña 1969 “Men of Bad Weather” ICAIC

OLIVA 1969 MACHETE — Olivio Martinez 1969 “La Primera Carga Al Machete” ICAIC

NIKO 1972 VIVA LA REPUBLIC — Niko 1972 “Viva La Republic” OSPAAAL

Eduardo Muñoz Bachs 1974 “Hombres” ICAIC

Niko 1972 Pre Natal — Niko 1972 “Atencion Pre Natal” ICAIC

NIKO 1972 Chilean Social Realist Drama Film — Niko 1972 “Valparaiso Mi Amor” Chile ICAIC

LUIS VEGA 1973 SIMPLE-VERSES by José Martí. — Luis Vega 1973 “Simple Verses” Shorts by José Martí ICAIC

DIMAS 73 MAY 1ST — Jorge *Dimas* Gonzalez 1973 “1 Mayo” ICAIC

DIMAS 71 WHO WHAT WHY — Jorge *Dimas* Gonzalez 1971 “Who Why And For What Kill The General?” ICAIC

BACHS 1971 WATCH THE PILL — Eduardo Muñoz Bachs 1973 “Watch The Pill” ICAIC

BACHS 1971 CINE — Eduardo Muñoz Bachs 1971 Mobile Cinema ICAIC

BACHS 1969 CHAPLIN MOBILE-MOVIES — Eduardo Muñoz Bachs 1969 “Chaplin on Wheels” Mobile Cinema ICAIC

CUBAN POSTER ART BACHS 1971 CINE PROGRAM — Eduardo Muñoz Bachs 1970 Mobile Cinema ICAIC

CUBAN POSTER ART BACH 1967 MANUELA — Eduardo Muñoz Bachs 1967 “Manuela” ICAIC

CUBAN POSTER ART AZCUY 1970 TESTAMENT — René Azcuy Cardenas 1970 “Testimony” ICAIC

Added 12/2020:

Sources and reading:

Interview with Lincoln Cushing, author of “Revolucion! Cuban Poster Art”.

60 Years of Posters Celebrating the Cuban Revolution

The Museum of Decorative Arts (MAD) is showing a 60 year retrospective comprised of 300 posters through February 2, 2020. if you are lucky enough to be visiting Paris soon!

Art, revolution and the ‘Golden Age of the Cuban Poster’.