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15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Silkscreen the Revolution! Jul 01, 2003
By Modesto's Steinbeck
"gnaak"
I'm a Reagan-loving conservative, but I've got an enormous fondness for communist propaganda art. I went to see Mr Cushing's talk at Black Oak Books in Berkeley on June 30, and his passion for the subject in person was infectious. Certainly, in his brief talk to give some historical context to the posters, many in his audience -- largely Berkeley radicals -- shuffled uncomfortably in their seats when he suggested that "things aren't perfect" in Cuba, but while Mr Cushings general support of the Revolution in Cuba was really quite secondary to his brilliant -- and inspired -- explanation of the history of these fantastic works of art. The book itself is simply beautiful -- with scores of pictures representing each of the major poster styles produced in Cuba since the Revolution. There is sympathy for the Revolution, but no preachyness about the glory of equally available state-rationed asprin or the easy equality of justice in the tropical gulags. But the book is only about the revolution to give these art works context. It is a book about the brilliant visual artists who provided the color and design splash to their Communist revolution. Each of the posters is a visual treat -- I especially like the Army Chess Tournament poster (a hand-grenade forming the body of a Knight) and a few of the abstract Vietnamese-solidarity posters. Mr Cushing has done a fabulous job learning about the authors of the posters and he has made a brilliant first effort to understand and celebrate communist poster art in an increasingly non-communist world. Once you get beyond the tedious and slavish devotion to French Belle Epoch posters among the poster art chattering class, there are too few great poster books as it is -- even of WW2 propaganda posters -- this clearly ranks among them. And to have it be about such a great and underrepresented area of poster knowledge is doubly terrific. This is a first rate art book and a first rate history book. And if you like poster art at all, this ought to be on your shelf. Viva Cushing!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Colorful, Interesting, Excellent Dec 05, 2003
By M. McGrorty
This is a very nice and entertaining work on a fascinating subject. Cushing has done his homework, preserving a bit of Cuban heritage that otherwise might have been lost to history. A fine book for any artist's collection, or just to flip through on a rainy day at home.
Finally found it on Amazon Mar 03, 2010
By Paula Hollowell
I went to several book stores. No one had this wonderful Cuban poster art book. Found it on Amazon for a great price.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Cuban revolutionary art... May 25, 2004
This book has excellent Cuban revolutionary art in it... Page after page covering many different artists and styles... My favorite piece is one which has a man crucified to the dollar sign = $... So true, so true... Money over all, even living a real life... I highly recommend this book to anybody who has an interest in revolutionary artwork since this is very high quality, or a place who does book exchange, or indie book stores to stock it for sell, etc... I'm going to buy this for a friend who is a political comix artist, who I'm sure will love it - Savannah Skye...
0 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Dirty Tricks? May 05, 2011
By GreasyFly
I bought this book today because Amazon claimed " only 1 left in stock." Immediately after I bought this book 15 more were available. So, don't fall for the only # left in stock trick, they have plenty! I will revise this review when I actually get the book.
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