U.S. Hands off Cuba

Name/Title

U.S. Hands off Cuba

Entry/Object ID

MG.032

Description

US Imperialism

Collection

Jos Sances

Made/Created

Artist

Enrique Chagoya and Jos Sances

Date made

1990

Dimensions

Height

37-1/4 in

Width

25-1/4 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Paper: 31.75x20.5. Image: 31x19.5

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This poster was created for an exhibition in solidarity with Cuba at the Mission Cultural Center. Enrique Chagoya and Jos Sances collaborated by dividing up the image geographically. Chagoya drew Cuba and the fighter plane and designed the text. Sances drew Florida and added the shadow of the fighter jet over Cuba. Florida is filled with characters based on MAD Magazine’s Spy vs. Spy comics. At the time, Sances was unaware that the artist who created Spy vs. Spy was actually an anti-Castro Cuban exile.