Handmade in Cuba : Rolando Estévez and the beautiful books of Ediciones Vigía / edited by Ruth Behar, Juanamaría Cordones-Cook, and Kristin Schwain.

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TextPublisher: Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2020]Description: 1 online resource (xv, 190 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781683401797
1683401794
9781683402886
168340288X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Handmade in CubaDDC classification:

741.6/4097291 23

LOC classification:

PQ7392.E875 H36 2020

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Contents:

Introduction / Ruth Behar -- Stories. For the Love of Beautiful Books: An Ode to the Work of Rolando Estévez for Ediciones Vigía / Ruth Behar -- Estévez Always Walking on the Grass / Nancy Morejón -- The Artist's Voice: Rolando Estévez Jordán / Interview by Juanamaría Cordones-Cook -- Estévez's Artistic Journey / Juanamaría Cordones-Cook -- Enchantments. Tracing the Tracks of Time in Natural Love: Nancy Morejón's Cántico de la huella / Gwendolyn Díaz -- ¿Vigía es Elegua:? Crossing and Dwelling in Barquitos del San Juan (2007) / Kristin Schwain -- An Enchanting Exchange: The Gift Economy of Vigía Books / Erin S. Finzer -- The Brilliant Poverty of Vigía / Carina Pino Santos -- Histories. Vigía Iconography and the Construction of a Cuban Identity / Kim Larson -- Between Wonder and Resonance: Ediciones Vigía and the Archives of the Special Period in Cuba / Elzbieta Sklodowska -- Vigía and the Cuban Nation / William Luis.

Summary: "This collection is an in-depth examination of Ediciones Vigía, an artisanal press that published exquisite books crafted from simple supplies during some of Cuba's most dire economic periods. Vividly illustrated, this volume shows how the publishing collective responded to the nation's changing historical and political situation from the margins of society"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This collection is an in-depth examination of Ediciones Vigía, an artisanal press that published exquisite books crafted from simple supplies during some of Cuba's most dire economic periods. Vividly illustrated, this volume shows how the publishing collective responded to the nation's changing historical and political situation from the margins of society"-- Provided by publisher.

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