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Street graphics Cuba

By: Dawson, BarryPublisher: Thames and Hudson, 2001001: 7583ISBN: 0500282692Subject(s): Graphic arts | CubaOnline resources: Click here to access online
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Barry Dawson's brilliant photographic eye captures it all in an inspirational, all-color ideas book for designers, an evocative medley of impressions for visitors - and would-be visitors - to Cuba and an entertaining cornucopia for the visually curious.

Much of today's most exuberant, most creative, and most telling imagery can be found in the street. A public art gallery of visual icons, each city hosts permanent collections and temporary exhibits, each country reflects its own much-loved identity.

Cuba has a unique place in the world's street galleries, where its colonial past and the revolution have created something vibrantly distinct. Che Guevara is a popular presence, but beyond the ideology the streets provide a venue to enjoy pre-Revolution enamel Coke signs, Crystal beer and Cohiba cigar billboards, the imagery of the Buena Vista Social Club, and a nostalgic look at the chromium trim and high tail fins of 1950s automobiles.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 6)
  • Revolution (p. 10)
  • Che Guevara (p. 34)
  • Transport (p. 44)
  • Industry (p. 58)
  • Hotels, Restaurants, Bars (p. 70)
  • Advertising (p. 82)
  • Arts (p. 94)
  • Religion (p. 104)

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