untitled (Condemnation of the Concession of Natural Resources), Alfredo Sosabravo

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Alfredo Sosabravo, untitled (Condemnation of the Concession of Natural Resources)
Alfredo Sosabravo, untitled (Condemnation of the Concession of Natural Resources)
Alfredo Sosabravo
untitled (Condemnation of the Concession of Natural Resources)
1961
Alfredo Sosabravo
born 1930
untitled (Condemnation of the Concession of Natural Resources), 1961
Where object was made: Cuba
Material/technique: woodcut; letterpress
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 302 x 406 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 7/8 x 16 0.9843 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 355 x 483 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 0.9764 x 19 1/2 in
Credit line: Transfer from Art and Architecture Library
Accession number: 1999.0360.23
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Art and Activism: 50 Years of Africana Studies at KU
In the 1900s, Cubans struggled with discrimination and called for a revolution for political freedom. Both of the pictured prints portray key issues addressed in the “Declaration of Havana” by Fidel Castro. The proclamation used early Cuban Nationalist rhetoric and called for an alignment of different social groups in order to fight back against oppression. Dumois’s print shows that women and Indigenous and Black people were subjugated to the worst forms of marginalization in society. The Cuban nationalist movement of this era called for a unification of marginalized groups to oppose the oppressive regime of Fulgencia Batista (1952–1959). In the second print, Sosabravo shows Castro demanding that all people fight for their rights, and claiming that the revolution was a civic duty for all Cubans. Depicting themes of racism, revolution, and decolonization, the prints allow for a discussion of the social and cultural environment of Cuba and Cuban nationalist thought. Written by Haleigh and Zach
In the 1900s, Cubans struggled with discrimination and called for a revolution for political freedom. Both of the pictured prints portray key issues addressed in the “Declaration of Havana” by Fidel Castro. The proclamation used early Cuban Nationalist rhetoric and called for an alignment of different social groups in order to fight back against oppression. Dumois’s print shows that women and Indigenous and Black people were subjugated to the worst forms of marginalization in society. The Cuban nationalist movement of this era called for a unification of marginalized groups to oppose the oppressive regime of Fulgencia Batista (1952–1959). In the second print, Sosabravo shows Castro demanding that all people fight for their rights, and claiming that the revolution was a civic duty for all Cubans. Depicting themes of racism, revolution, and decolonization, the prints allow for a discussion of the social and cultural environment of Cuba and Cuban nationalist thought. Written by Haleigh and Zach

Exhibitions

Brosseau Center for Learning: Art, Identity, and Revolution in Africa and Cuba
2017