The
great cuban poster designer and children's book illustrator Eduardo
Munoz Bachs has died in Havana on July 22, 2001 . Born on April
12, 1937 in Valencia, Spain, Bachs came to Cuba with his parents
in 1941. With no formal training in graphic design, he made the first poster,
in 1960, for the ICAIC, the Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria
Cinematografica that was founded shortly after the cuban revolution
to produce and promote cuban films. The association with ICAIC
lasted for a lifetime, and Bachs made over 2000 movie posters
for them. He is counted among the greatest cuban poster designers,
.. el maestro del cartel cubano de todos los tiempos, and has
contributed, together with Raul Martinez, Antonio Fernandez Reboiro,
Felix Beltran,Rene Azcuy, Rene Mederos, Antonio Perez Gonzalez
"Niko" and Alfredo Gonzalez Rostgaard, to the international
admiration that the colorful cuban posters of the 1970's.He designed
hundred of colorful books for children.
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here for some of Bachs illustration books for children
The
great cuban poster designer and children's book illustrator Eduardo
Munoz Bachs has died in Havana on July 22, 2001 . Born on April
12, 1937 in Valencia, Spain, Bachs came to Cuba with his parents
in 1941. With no formal training in graphic design, he made the first poster,
in 1960, for the ICAIC, the Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria
Cinematografica that was founded shortly after the cuban revolution
to produce and promote cuban films. The association with ICAIC
lasted for a lifetime, and Bachs made over 2000 movie posters
for them. He is counted among the greatest cuban poster designers,
.. el maestro del cartel cubano de todos los tiempos, and has
contributed, together with Raul Martinez, Antonio Fernandez Reboiro,
Felix Beltran,Rene Azcuy, Rene Mederos, Antonio Perez Gonzalez
"Niko" and Alfredo Gonzalez Rostgaard, to the international
admiration that the colorful cuban posters of the 1970's.He designed
hundred of colorful books for children.
