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Title: OSPAAAL poster collection
Date: 1967-1995
Collection Number: MS-M023
Creator:
OSPAAAL (Organization)
Extent:
3.3 linear feet
(11 oversized folders)
Languages: The collection is multilingual. Posters are primarily in Spanish. Some posters contain text in several additional languages, including English, French, and various Asian, African,
and Middle Eastern languages.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises over 100 posters published from the 1960s through the 1990s issued by the Organization in Solidarity
with the People of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, or Organización de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de Asia, África y América
Latina (OSPAAAL). The posters reflect political solidarity among various countries. Posters were designed by various artists,
including Cuban artists Gladys Acosta, Alberto Blanco, Rafael Enríquez, Andrés Hernández, Olivio Martínez, René Mederos, Rafael
Morante, and Ernesto Padrón. Most of the posters are in color, produced by either a silkscreen or offset printing process.
The poster captions and titles are multilingual.
Important Information for Researchers
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their
heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
OSPAAAL Poster Collection. MS-M023. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquired in 2001 and 2007.
Processed by Adrian Turner in 2001. Additions and revisions made by Cesar Gallegos and Cyndi Shein in 2008.
The Organization in Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, or Organización de Solidaridad con los
Pueblos de Asia, África y América Latina (OSPAAAL), is a non-governmental publisher of political literature and propaganda
based in Havana, Cuba. OSPAAAL was founded in 1966 during a conference in Havana attended by delegations from 82 Asian,
Latin American, and African countries. OSPAAAL advocates social justice and works toward solidarity with various countries,
particularly third world countries. It strongly opposes capitalism, "neoliberal globalization," and "preventative war."
OSPAAAL published its multilingual Tricontinental magazine from 1966 to 1990, which included color posters in most issues.
Organization in Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. "Poster index." Available at http://www.ospaaal.com/.
Accessed 23 January 2008.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises over 100 posters published from the 1960s through the 1990s by OSPAAAL. The posters reflect political
solidarity among various countries. The posters were designed by various artists, including Cuban artists Gladys Acosta,
Alberto Blanco, Rafael Enríquez, Andrés Hernández, Olivio Martínez, René Mederos, Rafael Morante, and Ernesto Padrón. Most
of the posters are in color, produced by either a silkscreen or offset printing process. The poster titles and captions are
multilingual.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by geographic region. The geographic designations were assigned by OSPAAAL to reflect
the region for which a poster was produced. Within each geographic region, posters are arranged alphabetically by artists'
names.
The poster titles and captions are multilingual. When present, the English title for multilingual posters is used in this
guide. When conflicting dates of production appear in reference resources, both dates are provided.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
OSPAAAL (Organization) -- Posters.
Political posters, Cuban.
Propaganda -- Anti-American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Foreign public opinion, Cuba -- Posters.
Cuba -- Foreign relations -- Posters.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Posters -- Cuba.
Posters -- Asia.
Posters -- Africa.
Posters -- Latin America.
Posters -- Middle East.