Cuba Style
| Author | : Vicki Gold Levi |
| Publisher | : Princeton Architectural Press |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2002-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1568983603 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781568983608 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cuba Style written by Vicki Gold Levi and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Touring the commercial graphic culture of pre-Castro Cuba, photography curator Levi and senior art director for The New York Times Heller present color reproductions of postcards, tourism advertisements, cigar boxes, music poster, hotel advertisements, and other items that combined graphic styles from the United States with a distinctive Cuban style. A brief introductory essay extols the virtue of this "golden age" of graphic design, noting that Cuba was portrayed as a "paradise" (for wealthy Americans and Europeans). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
