The gallery in the Center for Southwest Research features an exciting new exhibition of Latin American cultural and political posters this spring. The gallery has been doubling as a research area for students while the main research area of the first floor at Zimmerman was remodeled in the wake of the basement fire last April.
Now it returns with an exhibit of mid to late 20th century posters from Chile, Cuba Puerto Rico and Mexico. The posters are part of a generous donation from Berkley artist and graphic designer Jane Norling and artist and activist Lenora (Nori) Davis. The exhibit is a portion of the much larger collection.
The exhibit, “New Acquisitions: Selections from the Jane Norling and Lenora (Nori) Davis Collection and the Sam L. Slick Collection of Latin American & Iberian Posters” features such renowned graphic artists as Cubans Eduardo Muñoz Bachs, Félix Beltrán, Antonio Pérez, Raúl Martínez, Julioeloy Mesa, Antonio Fernández Reboiro, Eladio Rivadulla, Alfredo Rostgaard, and Puerto Ricans Luís Alonso and Ángel Vega.
The exhibit also includes recent additions to the CSWR’s 10,000 piece Sam L. Slick Collection of Latin American and Iberian Posters. The opening reception is Thursday, March 1, at 5 p.m. in the Zimmerman Library gallery, and the exhibit will be on display through Friday, May 18.
The event is free and the public is invited.