Cuba | Objects | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 20 objects from this country

Paper leaf with hand-colored lithographs hand painted in gouache. Obverse shows a group of men and women in a park. Reverse shows a woman and a little boy looking at needlework. Sticks are pierced and gilded horn painted with flowers.

Pleated Fan (possibly Cuba), mid- 19th century
paper leaf with gilded and hand-colored lithograph; pierced, gilded and....
1916-14-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

On a blue background, a green, orange, blue and white rocket blasts upward from a large cuped red and blue hand, leaving clouds of yellow and orange smoke. Text in white, upper left: "el dominio del fuego, film soviético en colores y cinemascope, dir: daniil jrabrowitski/con: kirill lavrov [the domain of fire, soviet film in color and cinemascope, direction:daniil jrabowitski/with kirill lavrov]; signed and dated on plate lower left corner: "luis vega 72".

Poster, El Dominio del Fuego (The Taming of Fire), 1972
screenprint on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-13

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A two-toned green cactus tears a piece out of an American flag that hangs diagonally from upper left corner. Title, in white, runs along loweredge of flag, diagonally towards upper right corner: RETROSPECTIVA / DE LA / CINEMATOGRAFIA / CHICANA / PRIMER FESTIVAL / INTERNACIONAL / DEL NUEVO CINE / LATINOAMERICANO.

Poster, Retrospectiva de la Cinematografia (Cinematography Retrospective), 1979
silkscreen on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-5

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Candelabrum, seemingly cut out of black ground, sitting on a support, holding five candles which are dripping with red blood. Food or flower arrangement at lower right. Background printed in black, leaving candelabrum reserved in support color. Across the top, in white caps: LA ULTIMA CENA (The Last Supper).

Poster, La Ultima Cena (The Last Supper), 1977
silkscreen on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bust of Fidel Castro facing right, with number 26 and star at left in asymmetrical field; Fidel and star in elliptical field below. In psychedelic colors of pink, orange, green, yellow and blue.

Poster, Fidel, 1968
silkscreen on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Handkerchief with two rows of hemstitching at border and embroidery in design of two cherubs, floral spray and the initials "MMB."

Handkerchief (Cuba), early–mid-20th century
silk on linen.
Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim.
1947-47-16

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Handkerchief with embroidery in a floral design arranged as a border and running in toward the center in points and the monogram "MMB."

Handkerchief (Cuba), early–mid-20th century
linen.
Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim.
1947-47-17

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of the a cannon and a partial view of a second on the parapet of the Spanish fort, Morro Castle, dominating the foreground and the harbor of Santiago de Cuba visible in background.

Drawing, Study for "Searchlight, Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba", ca. 1898
graphite on paper.
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..
1912-12-86

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of a valley between steep hills, with scattered palms and a row of maguey in foreground.

Drawing, Cuban Hillside, 1885
graphite, white chalk, brush and white gouache on gray wove paper, mounted on....
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..
1912-12-93

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

On a black ground a soldier in a Nazi uniform. His face is surrounded by a yellow halo and covered by Benday dots. On his left shoulder sits a young girl in a blue dress with orange hair holding a rifle which is directed at his neck. Title runs across top: EL SALVADOR / film francés direccion: michel mardore/con: horst bucholz/muriel catala

Poster, El Salvador, 1973
silkscreen on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-12

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On black ground an abstracted human skull cut out of an American flag. Five gold stars forming a chain fall from lower left corner of skull. Title in white runs across the top, in white: NO HAY REGRESO PARA JOHNNY / FILM POLACO / DIRECCION: KAVEH PUR RAHNAMA / CON: JACEK RECKNITZ / NGUYEN VAN QUYNH / VUONG VAN CAT.

Poster, No Hay Regreso Para Johnny (There is No Return for Johnny), 1971
silkscreen on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A piece of film and several sheets of off-white paper are held together with a paper clip, on black ground. Below the paper clip, in black small caps, center: semana/ de cine/ documental/ y de cortometraje/ mexicano/ 11 al 17/ octubre de 1976. (Film Documentary Week and Mexican Short Films October 11 to 17, 1976).

Poster, Semana de Cine Documental (Film Documentary Week), 1976
screenprint on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

The Cuban flag in red, white and blue is repeated 8 times with the triangular parts meeting in the middle to form the lens of a camera. Title in black ink in Cyrillic.

Poster, Russian Film, 1973
silkscreen on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-10

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Five men draped in Cuban flags are presented from lower left foreground and continue into the distance at the lower right. Each holds a flag created by a piece of red, white or blue film. Figures are set against a green ground. Title in black at upper left: SEMANA DE / CINE CUBANO / EN BOLIVIA. (Cuban Cinema Week in Bolivia)

Poster, Semana de Cine Cubano en Bolivia (Cuban Cinema Week in Bolivia), 1985
screenprint on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On a black printed background, a slightly off-centered white line running vertically terminates in an orange "S"-shaped curve that is forked at the lower edge. In white: LA LINEA / DELGADA / film japonés dirección: mikio naruse con keiji kobayashi tatsuya mihashi michiyo aratama. (The Thin Line)

Poster, La Linea Delgada (The Thin Line), 1969
screenprint on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Puerto Rican Flag cut into four quadrants that are spaced equidistant apart and set against a black background. Title in white runs along lower edge.

Poster, Puerto Rico, 1975
silkscreen on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-11

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

In black text, upper margin: film bulgaro en colores y cinemascope dirección: borislav sharaliev con: kosta tsonev maya / dragomanska yavo milushev. Title: el reo / necesario. Drawing of a blue wooden chair atop a transparent cube against a yellow background.

Poster, El Reo Necessario, 1973
screenprint on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On opened page of student examination book, title of poster in black ink appears in script three times with proofreading in red: Que dice usted? (What do you say?) Subtitle in white along lower edge of image against brown ground. Below in white: DOCUMENTAL CUBANO EN COLORES/DIRECCION: LUIS FELIPE BERNAZA. (Cuban Documentary in Color/ Director: Luis Felipe Bernaza)

Poster, Que Dice Usted? (What Do You Say?), 1978
screenprint on wove paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1994-65-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of a cannon and the searchlight on the parapet of the Spanish fort, Morro Castle, with the harbor of Santiago de Cuba visible in the background.

Drawing, Study for "Searchlight, Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba", 1885
graphite, white chalk on gray paper.
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..
1912-12-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Poster, World Solidarity With Cuba

Poster, World Solidarity With Cuba
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milton Brown.
1989-107-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.