From Cordel to Libros Cartoneros: Latin American Print Culture

Meñique, Meñique / José Martí ; diseño e ilustración Freddy García Azze ; edición Tatiana Zúñiga Góngora y Manuel Arias Silveira.

Description:
Cuadernos Papiro, a unique publisher based in Holguín, Cuba, creates art books with a focus on handcrafted aesthetics. They produce limited-edition works, often using techniques like handmade paper and linocut prints, making each book a collector's item. "(Del francés, de Laboulaye) Cuento de magia, donde se relata la historia del sabichoso Meñique, y se ve que el saber vale más que la fuerza"--Title page. Accordion fold book, printed and collaged on both sides, housed in miniature tote bag with title, author, and publisher printed on it. Book contains prints, each monotone, but in different colors. At end of story, note is found within folded sheet collaged on page and closed with a sewn button with a thick green thread to tie it shut.
Attribution:
UC Berkeley Library's Cuban Artists' Books
Date:
03-04-2024
Exhibit Tags:
Cuadernos Papiro, Holguín, Jose Marti, and José Martí