Cuba: Art and History from 1868 to Today

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Cuba: Art and History from 1868 to Today

Now available in a paperback edition, this sumptuous survey of Cuban art reveals the development of a distinct national identity and serves as an illustrated narrative of the country s colorful past and present.Cuba's artistic tradition is as rich as its history, though its treasures are rarely appreciated outside of the country. This catalog, which accompanied an exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, gathers paintings, drawings and photography from Cuba done over the past century and a half. In addition to hundreds of works on paper, it features revealing photographs-some never before published-that record the country's wars of independence and revolution, its utopian endeavors and social realities. Numerous essays explore aspects of the Cuban visual arts such as nineteenth-century landscapes and photojournalism, the burgeoning of the arte nuevo period, Wifredo Lam's seminal African-inspired images, the creation of the famed collective mural, Castro-era poster art and the emergence of a new generation of artists. This book chronicles a unique culture of synthesis, born at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and whose art bears witness to important historical events of the past 150 years.

Country	USA
Author	Nathalie Bondil
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9783791343945
Edition	Edition Unstated
ISBN	3791343947
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Prestel
Manufacturer	Prestel
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	424
PublicationDate	2009-09-09
Publisher	Prestel
ReleaseDate	2009-09-09
Studio	Prestel

Cuba: Art and History from 1868 to Today

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