Editorial Carteles, S.A. (cover artist: Andrés García Benítez, graphic director: Carlos Fernandez), "Carteles, Año 37, No. 9, Febrero 26 de 1956. 'Grito de Baire,'" February 26, 1956. Offset print, magazine.

Carteles was one of Cuba's most iconic and influential magazines, founded by legendary caricaturist Conrado W. Massaguer and achieving the widest circulation of any magazine in Latin America. This February 1956 issue (Year 37, No. 9) features a striking modernist cover by Andrés García Benítez (1916-1981), one of Cuba's most celebrated illustrators who became known simply as "Andrés from Carteles." The cover depicts a woman's profile with flowing red hair against bold brushstrokes of red, blue, and cream, referencing "Grito de Baire" (Cry of Baire)—the call to arms that initiated the Cuban War of Independence on February 24, 1895. García Benítez began working for Carteles in 1932 at age 16, and his work came to define the second great moment of Cuban folklore in graphic art. Under graphic director Carlos Fernandez, this issue was published during a tumultuous period in Cuban history, just months after Fidel Castro's landing on the Granma yacht in December 1955. Carteles maintained its tradition of cutting-edge graphic arts and visual sophistication until it ceased publication in 1960 as the revolution consolidated control over Cuban media.