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Niko (Antonio Perez Gonzalez) Fidel Seguro a Los Yankis Dale Duro vintage poster 1980 29.75 h x 20 w in (76 x 51 cm) This charged political poster reflects the anti-imperialist rhetoric that defined much of revolutionary Cuban graphic design during the Cold War, when tensions between Cuba and the United States remained deeply entrenched following the Cuban Revolution and decades of American sanctions and political hostility. Depicting a bandaged Statue of Liberty clutching a Cuban flag beneath the slogan "Fidel Seguro a los Yankis Dale Duro" ("Fidel is safe, hit the Yankees hard"), the work combines biting political satire with the bold visual language associated with revolutionary organizations such as OSPAAAL and ICAIC. Niko once said, "the poster must be, above all, a communicator of the personal passion of the creative artist. The poster anticipates and perpetuates the images of its time, makes and participates in history." (Cartel Mexico). This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.