Description

Original surrealist vintage poster for Cuban short documentary film – Debemos Saber (We Should Know) – by Idelfonso Ramos (b. 1936).  It seems that the subject of the documentary was of advances made in Cuba in the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer but we have not been able to confirm the subject.  Titled: “documental cubano de idelfonso ramos – debemos saber”. Printed reboiro /79, signed in pen reboiro.

Measurements: 17 1/2 inches wide x 28 inches height

Condition:  One small paint skip and one minor tear bottom edge (acid free tape over it). Minor discoloration. Overall, silkscreen in very good condition, sight not affected. Look at all images.

Antonio Fernández Reboiro  is a Cuban Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1935. He studied medicine and architecture at the University of Havana. In 1963 he began working at the ICAIC (Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry) until 1982 designing posters.

Most of the highly collectible Cuban posters are from mid-1960s through early 1980s, the period called “el periodo de oro de la grafica cubana” (golden period of Cuban graphics). These silkscreens were develop with new graphic techniques, due in part that materials were not readily available and lack of formal graphic schools. The Cuban posters became known for the use of bold innovate images which were mostly for proganda. Among the most important were the movie posters of the ICAIC which would promote the national movie industry as well as foreign films.

Please view our other vintage Cuban Silkscreen Posters listings.