Rare Signed VAMPIRES IN HAVANA Cuban Silkscreen Movie Poster / CUBA ART by PONCE

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 SIGNED, SPECIAL-EDITION POSTER IS $498 We are pleased to offer a signed and numbered Special Edition of a poster that was made to salute the most celebrated Cuban animated film ever -- VAMPIROS EN LA HABANA (Vampires in Havana). Please see below for a brief description of this campy film, which was conceived and directed by the legendary Cuban animated film director Juan Padrón (1947-2020), whose name appears on the bottom of this Special edition poster. Only 10 copies of this signed poster exist, ensuring it will always be rare.This striking silk-screen poster was originally designed in 1999 by one of Cuba's modern masters, Nelson Ponce, for a competition in Havana among young Cuban artists. Each artist who entered the competition was directed by the Cuban Film Institute to design a poster saluting a classic Cuban film. Ponce chose Vampiros en la Habana and his poster became an instant hit in Cuba and, indeed, the design world! Notably, a copy of Ponce's 1999 Vampires in Havana poster is in the permanent collection of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. The poster is also pictured in several graphic arts books and catalogues, including CUBA GRAFICA, which was published in France in 2013, and CARTELES DE CINE CUBANO, published in Havana in 2002. Nelson Ponce created this Special Edition poster in 2017 at the prestigious Rene Portocarrero Serigraph Workshop in Havana. The 20 by 28 inch graphic was printed on a heavier paper than the earlier edition, and it is numbered (in Roman Numerals) in the lower left corner. Only 10 copies exist, and the poster contains the dry seal of the Portocarrero workshop where it was screen-printed. Referring to the Vampires in Havana movie, the Special Edition poster adds the words (in red type on the bottom): FILME CUBANO DE DIBUJOS ANIMADOS DE JUAN PADRON (Cuban Film with Animated Drawings by Juan Padron.) Overall condition of this hand-signed and numbered Special Edition VAMPIRES IN HAVANA poster is good. Since the poster was handmade, it could have some minor imperfections, created during the silk-screening process. Please note that the number on the poster you receive may differ from the one in the file photo we have posted because we have several copies of this poster in our stock. We will send you the lowest number that is available. (Once again, only 10 copies were made!) 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: Buyers with an address in the United States, your purchase will be shipped FREE by USPS First Class Package Service 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. ///Synopsis of film: "Vampiros en la Habana" is a hilarious low-budget spoof of vampire and gangster movies (it can easily be found on DVD with English subtitles). A scientist invents a potion that allows vampires to live under the rays of the sun. When word gets out to the vampires of the world, they fly to Cuba to gain control of the potion. A battle unfolds between the American vampires (portrayed as Chicago mobsters) and East European vampires, giving the film a campy Cold War flavor. TITLE: Vampiros en la Habana ("Vampires in Havana"), a Cuban animated film directed by Juan Padron. DESIGNER: Nelson Ponce (b. 1975) SIGNED: Yes, by the artist's hand MEDIUM: Silk-screen / Serigraph YEAR: 2017 SIZE: 20 x 28 inches; 51 x 71 cm NUMBERED: Yes, only 10 copies were made for this very limited edition. ORIGIN: The Rene Portocarrero Serigraph Workshop in Havana, Cuba A few words about collecting Cuba's silk-screen movie posters: 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. 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: 398.4 USD

Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

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