The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 22, Cuba Theme Issue, 1996

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On Cuban Culture and the Contents of This Issue – Narciso G. Menocal
Havana between Two Centuries – Carlos Venegas Fornias, Narciso G. Menocal and Edward Shaw
The Cristóbal Colón Cemetery in Havana – Lohania Aruca, Narciso G. Menocal and Edward Shaw
Étienne-Sulpice Hallet and the Espada Cemetery: A Note – Narciso G. Menocal
The Architecture of American Sugar Mills: The United Fruit Company – Felipe J. Préstamo, Narciso G. Menocal and Edward Shaw
Imaging Cuba under the American Flag: Charles Edward Doty in Havana, 1899-1902 -Miguel A. Bretos
The Years of “Social” – María Luisa Lobo Montalvo, Zoila Lapique Becali, Narciso G. Menocal and Edward Shaw
American Architects in Cuba: 1900-1930 – José A. Gelabert-Navia
The City as Landscape: Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier and the Great Urban Works of Havana, 1925-1930 – Jean-François Lejeune, John Beusterien and Narciso G. Menocal
An Overriding Passion: The Quest for a National Identity in Painting – Narciso G. Menocal
Estrada Palma 261 Still Life with Dream about Amelia Peláez – Juan Antonio Molina, Narciso G. Menocal, Renato E. Perez and Helen L. Kohen
Enrique Riverón on the Cuban “Vanguardia”: An Interview – Giulio V. Blanc and Enrique Riverón
The Architectural Avant-Garde: From Art Deco to Modern Regionalism – Eduardo Luis Rodríguez, John Beusterien and Narciso G. Menocal
Cuba Connections: Key West. Tampa. Miami, 1870 to 1945 – Paula Harper

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