LUMUMBA Original 1981 Cuban Poster Saluting Slain CONGO Leader from OSPAAAL Cuba

To our collector, interior designer and eBay friends worldwide: In addition to this historical poster, the Cuban Poster Gallery in Washington D.C. is offering a huge selection of handmade Cuban silk-screen movie posters, many of which work beautifully well together. To view all of the posters, please visit our eBay Store ( stores.ebay.com/CubanPosterGallery ) where new listings are regularly being posted in both the Auction and Buy It Now/Best Offer formats. T he Cuban Poster Gallery appreciates your business! Our regular price for this poster is $189. We are delighted to offer LUMUMBA, an original 1981 Cuban poster, designed to salute the African independence leader Patrice Émery Lumumba who from June to September 1960 served as the first prime minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo). This poster was released in Havana in 1981 to mark the 20th anniversary of Lumumba’s assassination by firing squad f ollowing a military uprising backed by Belgium, which had ruled the country (one of Africa’s largest) since 1908. Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961) is widely regarded as a hero of the African independence movement. This bold, original Cuban poster was printed in 1981 by the Havana-based Organization of Solidarity of the People of Asia, Africa & Latin America (OSPAAAL), which was founded in 1966 to dem onstrate solidarity among socialist countries and promote various independence movements and other causes, including U.S. civil rights. OSPAAAL closed its doors in June 2019 after a long run as a publisher of imaginative Cuban poster art. OSPAAAL posters can be found in museum and gallery collections worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., as well as in numerous books about Cuban graphic art. The LUMUMBA poster was designed by Rafael Enriquez, one of OSPAAAL’s most prominent designers. As was the custom with many OSPAAAL posters, the words on this graphic (“20th Anniversary”) were printed in four languages: English, Spanish, French and Arabic. This poster measures approximately 28 by 19 inches (71 x 48 cm). Please note that reproductions have been made of this and other OSPAAAL posters in Cuba and the United States. The poster we are offering in this listing is 100 percent genuine — and original. Overall condition of this poster is good with some imperfections. We have posted a sample image of this poster because we have several copies in our stock. The poster you will receive could have some wrinkles on the borders and small pin holes, created by insects in Cuba–imperfections that are common on many OSPAAAL posters. We will send you the best LUMUMBA poster in our stock! Buy with 100 percent confidence: all posters purchased from the Cuban Poster Gallery on eBay can be returned for any reason within 30 days. About shipping : For buyers with an address in the United States, your purchase will be shipped FREE by USPS Ground Advantage or UPS with delivery confirmation. For international buyers (outside of the United States), eBay will calculate the cost of shipping and any required Customs duties and taxes. To view more distinctive Cuban graphics, including other solidarity posters and silk-screened movie posters, as well as drawings of Cuban and foreign historical figures, we invite you to visit the Cuban Poster Gallery’s eBay Store: stores.ebay.com/CubanPosterGallery