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Acc. 2018.020 includes five Analog posters created by Alejandro Rodriguez Fornes, "Alucho": The Red Panther, Saberes y Expresiones, Una Pelea Cubana Contra Los Demonios, Chivo Que Rompe Tambo, and Casa de las Americas. Acc. 2018.211 includes the following posters also by Alejandro Rodriguez Fornes, "Alucho": The Clash Day, Club de Jazz, Permio de Musicologia, Cuba Mistery: Finding Your Own Whale, and Celia Cruz, Oversea. Acc. 2018.020 and Acc. 2018.218 includes digital forms of many posters already in the collection and the posters that were featured in the Carteles de Alucho exhibit in the Botetourt Gallery. Acc. 2019.113 includes the physical and digital posters Domingo and Ciclo de Pensamento Social Caribeño.
The collection is arranged into series by year and then listed alphabetically.
Born in Havana in 1984, Alejandro Rodríguez Fornés "Alucho," is a prolific graphic designer and an important figure in the use of emerging technologies and digital art in Cuban graphic design. He graduated from Havana's Instituto Superior de Diseño in 2008. He has worked as a designer for the magazines Literatura y Arte Unión and La Jiribilla, the publishers Gente Nueva and Abril, and the International School of Film and Television in San Antonio de los Baños, as well as the Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematography. His work has been featured in international festivals in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Turkey, Spain, and Russia among others, and he has participated in exhibitions in Cuba and abroad. In 2014, he won the Bronze Medal at the 13th biennial International Poster Festival in Mexico. He is a member of the National Union of Writers and Authors of Cuba (UNEAC) and currently works in the office of Images and Communication at the Casa de las Américas.
Source: (2017, December 1). Carteles de Alucho, Retrieved from https://libraries.wm.edu/exhibits/carteles-de-alucho
Preservation copies of digital materials are TIFs. Most digital posters may be accessed via Omeka, and high resolution versions can be viewed in the reading room. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access of high resolution versions and other digital posters.
Alejandro Rodríguez Fornés (Alucho) Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Graphic art posters in physical and digital form by Alejandro Rodríguez Fornés, known as Alucho. The theme of the posters is primarily film-related and include commemorative posters for Cuban films and or for film festivals. Many are signed by the artist.
Low resolution images may be made available for public usage online; high resolution images will be retained for archival purposes and for servicing to approved patrons. Interested patrons must seek permission to reproduce/distribute from Alucho. Library staff will put patrons in contact with Alucho; permissions and associated charges will be negotiated and collected by Alucho. After permission is granted, Special Collections staff will assist with the logistics in delivering the high resolution images.
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Title translation: Twilight. Poster design by Alucho. Film is directed by Juan Pablo Daranas Molina. Digital and printed poster
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Theme: Festival de Arte y Literatura Cubana. Theme translation: Festival of Cuban Art and Literature. Poster design by Alucho. The festival was held May 26-28 at the University of Puerto Rico featuring expositions, movies, talks, and books. Digital and print poster
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Happy Together/Felices Juntos, Proyecto XII Bienal de La Habana. Poster artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster
Title translation: The Road of Life. A documentary by Isabel Santos. ICAIC. Poster Artist: Alucho. Poster features a black uniformed figure in front of the sun and a red sky as a woman walks on a zigzag path toward him with headstones to either side. Digital and print poster.
Title translation: The Road of Life. A documentary by Isabel Santos. ICAIC. Poster Artist: Alucho. Poster features a black shoeprint on a white background with red footprints over it in an X shape. Digital and print poster.
Title translation: Theft of the Pigs. Poster design by Alucho. A work by Arelardo Estorino. Digital and print poster.
Title translation: On the Wait. Poster design by Alucho. "In the Espera" narrates through the voices of experienced architects, the experiences of a group of neighbors of the buildings López Serrano and the house of the writer Renee Méndez Capote, the problem of architectural deterioration in El Vedado. Source: http://muestrajoven.cult.cu/filmes/en-la-espera/
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Title translation: Tribute to Charles Chaplin. Poster design by Alucho, 2015. A tribute to the 55th Anniversary of cinematics in Cuba. Digital and print poster.
Title translation: Tribute to Charles Chaplin. 55 Aniversario Cinemateca de Cuba / 55th Anniversary Cuban Cinema. Poster Artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
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Theme: Fátima: O El Parque de la Fraternidad. Theme translation: Fatima, or the Fraternity Park. Poster design by Alucho. The movie is about a woman trapped in a man's body who finds herself in trouble when she falls in love with Vaseline, a pimp. Source: http://www.sensacine.com/peliculas/pelicula-233695/. Written by Fidel Orta based on the story by Miguel Barnet. Directed by Jorge Perugorria. Digital and print poster.
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Theme: Saberes y Expresiones Artisticas de los Pueblos Indigenas de America en el Horizonte del Buen Vivir. Theme translation: Knowledge and Artistic Expressions of the Indigenous Peoples of America in the Horizon of Living Well. 11-14 Octubre 2016. Il Coloquio Internacional de Estudios Sobre Culturas Originarias de America. Casa de la Americas. (Translation: 11-14 October 2016. The International Colloquium on Studies on Cultures Originating in America. House of the Americas.) Poster artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
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Theme: Chivo Que Rompe Tambo. Theme translation: Goat Who Breaks the Drum. Poster artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
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Title translation: Severe Secret. Poster artist: Alucho. Violeta Producciones. Digital and print poster.
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Two 9 x 10 inch seriagraph posters by Alejandro Rodríguez Fornés (Alucho) titled "Amor Odio."
The first is a predomantly orange mosquito-like design with a series number of XIV/XXV and a penciled number on the back that reads 4082-04tj.
The second poster is the same design with a flyswatter imposed on top in purple and orange. The second poster has series number 37/50, and has an inscription in the bottom right reading "Sean Waple Seattle, WA." The number 4082-04e5 on the back.
Purchased by Ann Marie Stock with the help of the Christian Family Endowment.
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Title translation: Cuba Mystery: Finding Your Own Whale. Poster Artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
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Theme: Una Pelea Cubana Contra los Demonios. Theme translation: A Cuban Fight Against the Demons. Director/Direccion: T.G. Alea. With Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Raul Pomares, Reynaldo Miravalles, Armando Bianchi, Veronica Lynn. Cuba 1971. Clasicos Restaurados. Poster artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
Theme: Premio Literario Casa de las Americas. Theme translation: Casa de las Americas Literary Prize. Novela. Enero 16 al 26. Estudios sobre la presencia negra en la America y el Caribe contemporaneous. (Translation: Novel. January 16 to 26. Studies on the black presence in the contemporaneous America and the Caribbean.) Poster artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
Title translation: Cuban ArtsArtes de Cuba - From the Island to the World. Poster artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
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Title translation: Jazz Club. Poster displays production information. Poster artist: Alucho. Image depicts a set of black and white piano keys spiraling inward with white text and film logos in the bottom left corner. Digital and print poster.
Title translation: Jazz Club. A film by Una pelicula de Esteban Insausti. ICAIC. Programa Ibermedia. Poster artist: Alucho. Image depicts an apple fading into a piano. Digital and print poster.
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Theme: Premio de Musicología Casa de la Americas x Coloquio Internacional de Musicología. Theme translation: Musicology Award, House of the Americas and International Musicology Colloquium. Homenaje a Argeliers Leon en su centenario. 12 al 16 de Marzo. (Translation: Tribute to Argeliers Leon in his centenary. March 12 to 16.) Poster artist: Alucho. Digital and print poster.
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Poster art (two copies) and program booklet for the William and Mary Global Film Festival, held February 15-18, 2018. Print posters have been signed and dated by the artist, Alucho. Digital and print poster.
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