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1977 Cuban Silkscreen for the ICAIC of the film “LA ULTIMA CENA”  by director Tomas Gutierrez, poster by Rene Azcuy.  Titled –  “FILM CUBANO EN COLORES DIRECCION : TOMAS GUTIERREZ CON: NELSON VILLAGRA  – LA ULTIMA CENA” -lower left corner printed A/77.

“La Ultima Cena” is a period piece of 18th century Cuba. Where an excentric Count decides to recreate the Da Vinci’s Last Supper on Ash Wednesday by inviting 12 of his slaves for dinner. His intention is to spread Christianity among his slaves but this does not work, his slaves revolt that Good Friday.

Cuban Tomas Gutierrez (1928-1996) wrote and directed more than 20 film and documentaries and was one of the founders of the ICAIC.

Measurements: Silkscreen -20 inches wide x 30 inches high ; Image – 18 inches wide x 28 inches high.Condition: Discoloration of paper. Edges with minor wrinkles. Image not affected.

Rene Azcuy (1939 Havana – 2019 Miami) Studied at San Alejandro National School of Fine Arts. Worked for the ICAIC from 1964-1983 and as Professor of Design at  Politechnic Institute in Havana.

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.

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