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In the late 19th century, landscapes dominated Cuban art and classicism was still the preferred genre. [10] The radical artistic movements that transformed European art in the first decades of the century arrived in Latin America in the 1920s to form part of a vigorous current of artistic, cultural, and social innovation.
After 1971, Cuba entered its "grey years:, which are a loosely defined period in Cuban history, generally agreed to have started with the Padilla affair in 1971. [173] The "grey years" are often associated with the tenure of Luis Pavón Tamayo ( de ) as the head of Cuba's National Cultural Council (" Consejo Nacional de Cuba ", or CNC) from ...
Juan T. Vázquez Martín (1941–2017), Cuban-born American painter, among the masters of abstract paintings in Cuba; Raul Martinez (1927–1995) painter, designer, photographer, muralist, and graphic artist; María Martínez-Cañas (born 1960), photographer; Rene Mederos (1933–1996), poster artist and graphic designer
Russia's last military base in Cuba, at Lourdes, closes. [citation needed] 6 May: U.S. Under Secretary of State John R. Bolton accuses Cuba of trying to develop biological weapons, adding the country to Washington's list of "axis of evil" countries. 12 May: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visits Cuba.
Pages in category "History of Cuba" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Purely textual posters have a long history: they advertised the plays of Shakespeare and made citizens aware of government proclamations for centuries. The great revolution in posters, however, was the development of printing techniques that allowed for cheap mass production and printing, notably including the technique of lithography , which ...
Cuba's policy on religion has changed much since 1959, when religious Cubans were persecuted and could be denied jobs or an education by the government. In the 1970s, the relationship between the government and religious institutions (especially the Roman Catholic Church ) began to improve.
Afrocubanismo was an artistic and social movement in black-themed Cuban culture with origins in the 1920s, as in works by the cultural anthropologist Fernando Ortiz.The Afrocubanismo movement focused on establishing the legitimacy of black identity in Cuban society, culture, and art.