Havana, Cuba, 1950

Havana, Cuba, 1950A vintage poster from the 1950s advertising Havana, Cuba and produced by the Instituto Cubano del Turismo that feature an iconic image of the city's architecture. The typography on the poster it's attention grabbing, with phrases like "Habana" emphasized to attract potential tourists. The poster promote Havana's famous nightlife. The Instituto Cubano del Turismo created this poster as a means to attract visitors to Cuba and to position Havana as an

A scale bar and a compass rose are also included

The map shows the major cities

abstracted style that is typical of Picasso's work

and are surrounded by a decorative setting of flowers

"Untitled" from 1937 is an important work in Miró's oeuvre

The upward motion of the shapes suggests a progression towards a higher state of being or consciousness

and many of his paintings incorporate elements of the landscape

a movement that Picasso would become one of the leading figures of

the Imam Mosque

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The juxtaposition of these two elements creates a tension and dynamic energy that is characteristic of Surrealist art

" Miró depicts a surreal landscape with a humanoid figure standing in the foreground