Cuban Caricature and Culture: The Art of Massaguer

"With his biting political satire, caricatures, and magazine and advertising illustrations, publisher and graphic artist Conrado Walter Massaguer (1889–1965) helped shape the visual culture of his native Cuba between the 1920s and 1950s. Drawn from a recent donation by Vicki Gold Levi to The Wolfsonian–FIU, the works reflect Massaguer’s legacy, from images of the ‘New Woman’ flapper ideal and caricatures of politicians and Hollywood celebrities to depictions of tropical paradise for the Cuban Tourist Commission. ...”

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