Art Deco Weekend: Cover Girls – Speaker Alison Fraunhar Ph.D

When: Saturday, January 18 From 11 A.M. to 12 P.M.

Where: The Wolfsonian FIU 1001 Washington Avenue

About: Publisher and artist Conrado Massaguer played a major role in shaping early 20th-century Cuban visual culture through his influential magazines “Social” and “Carteles.” Under Massaguer’s art direction, illustrators such as Jaime Valls and Andres García Benítez crafted an indelible style that combined international graphic trends with uniquely Cuban elements, particularly in depictions of stylish and alluring women. In this in-depth look at their most memorable cover designs, art historian Alison Fraunhar examines these artists’ many contradictions—exploring how they at once glamorized recognizably Cuban women and offered critique of Cuba’s social conditions.

Free and open to the public | RSVP to programs@thewolf.fiu.edu

Part of The Wolfsonian’s #ArtDecoWeekend lecture series presented in partnership with the Miami Design Preservation League.