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Abel Barroso
Tabaco con Ideologia (Cigars with Ideology)
2001
Handmade Spanish cedar bas-relief “cigar box” with woodblock print (inside lid) and lithograph scroll-print (inside box) viewed by turning two hand-carved crank handles attached to moveable parts; TEXT by artist
9 x 16-3/8 x 3 inches
Edition: 20, XLV
Tabaco con ideologia (Cigars with Ideology) is an authentic cedar cigar box carved by the artist and containing a woodblock print (taken from the carving on the boxtop) and a lithographic scroll inside, hand-cranked by the viewer to reveal a story of Cuba, the United States and cigars. It is “hecho a mano” (handmade) by a Cuban in Tampa – a whimsical and beautifully crafted reminder of the deep historical ties between Tampa and Cuba. The once-thriving cigar industry in Ybor City owed its success to importing Cuban cigar workers and Cuban tobacco.
