STRAWBERRY & CHOCOLATE Signed Cuban Silkscreen Poster for Famed Cuba LGBTQ Movie

Description: To our collector, interior designer and eBay friends worldwide: The Cuban Poster Gallery in Washington D.C. is offering a huge selection of handmade Cuban silk-screen movie posters, many of which work beautifully well together. To view all of the posters, please visit our eBay Store stores.ebay.com/CubanPosterGallery where new listings are regularly being posted in both the Auction and Buy It Now/Best Offer formats. The Cuban Poster Gallery appreciates your business!OUR PRICE FOR THIS GRAPHIC IS $389 The Cuban Poster Gallery is delighted to offer this original, hand-signed, limited-edition Cuban silk-screen poster, designed in 2024 to salute the 1993 Academy Award-nominated Cuban film FRESA Y CHOCOLATE (STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE). The centerpiece of this poster is an image of the patron saint of Cuba LA VIRGEN DE LA CARIDAD DEL COBRE (The Virgin of Charity) who plays a role in the movie. Please see below for a description of this groundbreaking (and widely available) movie, directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea, that is believed to have advanced LGBTQ rights in Cuba. The STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE poster in this listing was screen-printed in Havana in 2024 as part of a project, co-sponsored by the Embassy of Norway, to salute classic Cuban movies that have been expertly restored. A limited-edition screen-printed poster was created -- and exhibited in Havana -- for each of these CLASICOS RESTAURADOS (Restored Classics) movies. This STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE tribute poster was designed and hand signed by one of the most prominent Cuban graphic artists, Raul Valdes (who is known by the name RAUPA), whose work has been shown in museum and gallery exhibitions worldwide. The poster measures approximately 27 1/2 by 19 1/2 inches (70 by 50 cm). Only 50 copies of this hard-to-find poster were screen-printed in Havana. About 20 were reserved for the artists and the project's sponsors, leaving only 30 to offer to collectors. This poster is signed and numbered. Since we have more than one copy in our stock, the number on the poster you receive may differ from the one in the file photos we have posted. Be assured that you will receive the lowest number in our stock. Overall condition of this poster is good. As with many handmade Cuban graphics, some small imperfections are possible. But this poster is in great shape! Buy with 100 percent confidence; posters purchased from the Cuban Poster Gallery on eBay can be returned for any reason within 30 days. About shipping: For buyers with an address in the United States, your purchase will be shipped FREE by USPS Ground Advantage or UPS with delivery confirmation. For international buyers (outside of the United States), eBay will calculate the cost of shipping and any required Customs duties and taxes. Brief summary of movie: This charming Cuban film details the unusual relationship between a gay (and well-educated) artist named Diego (Jorge Perugorría) and a young, homophobic, pro-Revolution man named David (Vladimir Cruz). Miserable at being dumped by his girlfriend, David at first spurns the attentions of Diego; however, at the prompting of his Communist roommate, Miguel (Francisco Gattorno), he cultivates an acquaintanceship with Diego to investigate his liberal anti-revolution leanings. Of course, Diego's cultured ways prove fascinating to the younger man and a true friendship grows. Add the suicidal neighbor Nancy (Mirta Ibarra), who prays to a statue of the Virgin of Charity for help and becomes romantic fodder for David, and this playful drama becomes a heartwarming film. This is the first Cuban film to be nominated for best foreign picture at the Academy Awards. Source: Amazon TITLE: FRESA & CHOCOLATE (Strawberry and Chocolate), designed to salute this classic Cuban film. DESIGNER: Raul Valdes (RAUPA) MEDIUM: Screen-print / Serigraph YEAR: 2024 SIGNED: Yes, by the artist's hand. NUMBERED: Yes, 50 copies were printed but only 30 were offered for sale SIZE: approximately 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches; 50 x 70 cm ORIGIN: Havana, Cuba A few words about collecting the Cuban silk-screen movie posters that we also offer in our eBay Store: For more than 60 years, the Cuban Film Institute has been designing silk-screened posters for most every movie shown on the island, whether the films originated in Cuba, the United States, Brazil, Japan or Italy. In the midst of the Cold War 1960s and 1970s, many of the subtitled foreign films shown in Cuba came from the island nation's communist allies in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Vietnam and even North Korea. Unlike in the United States, where movie posters are often dominated by images of Hollywood stars, the Cubans assign a graphic artist to design an original piece of artwork for each film. These posters are widely recognized in graphic design circles as stylish works of art, handmade one color at a time and often under difficult circumstances (at various times, paint and even paper have been in short supply on the island.) Cuba's silk-screen movie posters are nothing less than museum pieces. But don't take our word for it! Examples of Cuban poster art can be found in the permanent collections of museums across the globe from the Victoria & Albert in London to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in prestigious institutions such as the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. Adding to their collectability, Cuba's movie posters are produced in relatively small numbers. Typically, a few hundred copies are made for each film, although the runs have been as low as 50. Responding to demand from collectors, the Cuban Film Institute has re-screened some of its more popular posters. That's why some posters created in the 1960s and 1970s began reappearing on the Caribbean island in the 1990s and 2000s. Further adding to their collectability, many of Cuba's vintage posters are imperiled. Although a few hundred copies may have been screened originally, relatively few have survived, due to the island's wet and humid climate, inadequate storage facilities in Havana and improper handling in Cuba and elsewhere. To us, these survivors are rare beauties, even those with obvious flaws. We are proud to have rescued hundreds of posters from almost certain extinction by storing them in an air conditioned, acid-free environment. We at the Cuban Poster Gallery offer both 1st and 2nd Edition posters to our customers on eBay and in our Washington D.C. gallery. We consider both to be collectible, and (in response to a question we often get) all of these posters were legally imported because the U.S. government exempts artwork from its economic embargo against Cuba. While the pricier originals are favored by some collectors, the re-screens are also collectible because they were made in the same Havana workshop as the originals. Note that we never sell unauthorized reproductions that have been cranked out in print shops in the U.S. and Europe. To our eBay customers, we pledge to accurately describe the posters we list and price them fairly based on condition and scarcity. Have a question? Please don't hesitate to contact us. To view more distinctive Cuban graphics, we invite you to visit the Cuban Poster Gallery's eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/cubanpostergallery

Price: 389 USD

Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

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