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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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Street Graphics Cuba

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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.

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Photographer Barry Dawson's images capture the vibrancy of Cuba's colonial past, as well as a lively contemporary culture of street art representing revolutionary propaganda, 1950s nostalgia, religious fervor, music, and humorous street advertisements. 8.5x9<">.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Cuba has a unique place in the planet's street galleries; its colonial past and its revolution have created something vibrantly different. Barry Dawson's photographic eye captures it all in an inspirational ideas work for students of design.

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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.

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Capturing the vibrant street gallery that lines the avenues and alleys of Havana and beyond, this book profiles the pre-revolution signs for Coke, Crystal beer and Cohiba cigars, plus the musical imagery of the Buena Vista Social Club and the abundance of 1950s tail-finned automobiles. 214 illustrations.
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ISBN:
9780500282694
Author:
Dawson, Barry
Publisher:
Thames & Hudson
Location:
London
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Caribbean & Latin American
Subject:
Graphic Arts
Subject:
Cuba
Subject:
Commercial art
Subject:
Criticism - Latin American
Subject:
Street decoration.
Subject:
Graphic Arts - General
Subject:
Cuba Social life and customs.
Subject:
Popular art - Cuba - History - 20th century
Subject:
Art - General
Copyright:
2001
Series:
Street Graphics
Series Volume:
105-166
Publication Date:
20010431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
214 color illustrations
Pages:
112
Dimensions:
9.05x8.65x.38 in. .90 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Cuba has a unique place in the planet's street galleries; its colonial past and its revolution have created something vibrantly different. Barry Dawson's photographic eye captures it all in an inspirational ideas work for students of design.
"Synopsis" by , 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.
"Synopsis" by , Capturing the vibrant street gallery that lines the avenues and alleys of Havana and beyond, this book profiles the pre-revolution signs for Coke, Crystal beer and Cohiba cigars, plus the musical imagery of the Buena Vista Social Club and the abundance of 1950s tail-finned automobiles. 214 illustrations.
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