2010.54.863

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Van Troi: Heroismo en el Combate y en el Trabajo [Van Troi: Heroism in combat and in work]
1969
22.75 in HIGH x 15 in WIDE
(57.78 cm HIGH x 38.10 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.863






Poster has a stylized drawing of a human face in yellow, blue, and black overall. The top of the poster has the text: "Van Troi / Heroismo en el Combate y en el Trabajo /15 De Octubre De 1969 Comite Cubano de Solidaridad con Viet Nam del Sur". In 1969 Cuban artist Rene Mederos was assigned by DOR (Department of Revolutionary Orientation) to travel to Vietnam to paint scenes of the war. He travelled to both North and South Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh trail with the liberation forces, experiencing first-hand the brutal conditions of war and the courageous response of the Vietnamese people. The paintings were exhibited in Hanoi, and were subsequently reproduced as a screenprinted series which has been shown all over the world. Another trip in 1972 added to the body of work. [LMC]
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