Name/Title
Lenticular ("tercera dimensión") 3-D postcard — «Hasta luego, Barranquilla»Entry/Object ID
2025.11.36Description
A small lenticular (ridged "3-D" / stereoscopic) postcard whose front shows a still from a Soviet animated puppet production, captioned on the reverse as "Hasta luego, Barranquilla" ("See you later, Barranquilla"). The image depicts three puppet/animated characters in a colorful outdoor setting: at left, a shaggy long-haired dog wearing a plumed, broad-brimmed hat and a cape (a swashbuckler/musketeer costume); at center, a brown teddy-bear-like figure; and at right, a small pale rabbit or hare with a red marking. The lenticular lens surface produces the illusion of depth and gives the image its characteristic vertical ridging and slight blur in a flat photograph. The card has no divided message area visible and appears to be a pictorial souvenir card rather than a mailing card.
The reverse is printed in Spanish and carries: the title line "MUÑEQUITOS «HASTA LUEGO, BARRANQUILLA»"; "Pintor N. Vinogradova" (artist N. Vinogradova; printed with an accidental space as "Vin ogradova"); "Foto de tercera dimención V. Generalov" (third-dimension/lenticular photography by V. Generalov; "dimención" is a printer's misspelling of "dimensión"); "Hecho en la URSS" (Made in the USSR); and a copyright line "© VBPK." The card is heavily age-toned and foxed overall, with edge wear and small losses at the lower-left corner.
This is a Soviet-manufactured souvenir postcard produced in Spanish specifically for export to Spanish-speaking allied markets — principally Cuba, the USSR's closest partner in Latin America. Soviet state publishers issued large quantities of Spanish-language printed matter (postcards, books, magazines) for Cuban distribution throughout the 1960s–1980s as part of cultural-diplomatic exchange. Lenticular "3-D" postcards depicting beloved Soviet animated-puppet characters were popular novelty items, and Soviet animation (Soyuzmultfilm and related studios) was widely broadcast and merchandised in Cuba, where "muñequitos rusos" (Russian cartoons) became a defining feature of childhood for the revolutionary generations.Subject
Hasta luego, BarranquillaAcquisition
Accession
2025.11Acquisition Method
PurchasePostcard Details
Postcard Type
LenticularPlace Published
Country
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropePlace Printed
Country
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropePhotographer
V. GeneralovArtist/Illustrator
N. VinogradovaTranscription
Notes
Printed (Spanish, reverse): "MUÑEQUITOS «HASTA LUEGO, BARRANQUILLA»"; "Pintor N. Vinogradova"; "Foto de tercera dimención V. Generalov"; "Hecho en la URSS"; "© VBPK."
No manuscript additions, stamp, or postmark.Parts
Single lenticular postcard (one leaf).Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
N. VinogradovaPerson or Organization
V. GeneralovRelated Places
Place
Country
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
productionResearch Notes
Notes
The subject is a posed plush-toy tableau titled «Hasta luego, Barranquilla» ("See you later, Barranquilla"), credited to artist N. Vinogradova with stereo photography by V. Generalov. It is unconfirmed whether the title names a specific Soviet animated film ("muñequitos" in Cuban Spanish can mean "cartoons") or is the title of an original staged toy still-life; the named-artist/photographer credits are consistent with an original composition, but a film source cannot be excluded.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
January 6, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 22, 2026
