Minorista Group
The Minorista Group (Spanish: Grupo Minorista) was an avant-garde group of Cuban artists, writers, philosophers, poets, and others collectively called the "vanguard of the intelligencia," active during the 1920's that had an enormous influence on events in Cuban politics and society in the early half of the twentieth century.[1][2] The Minorista Group was founded in 1923 by Rubén Martínez Villena.[1][3] The Minorista Group was created after the events of the Protest of the Thirteen, which had been led by Villena, and came to challenge the administration of Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso.[4] The original protest was against the sale of the Santa Clara convent by the government for corrupt purposes.[5]
The group met on Saturdays at the Hotel Lafayette in Havana.[5]
Collaborative projects
[edit]The Minoristas were not only officially responsible for the creation of Revista de Avance, but also primarily held the leadership roles at the popular magazine Social.[6][7]
In 1926, no fewer than eleven Minoristas collaborated to write the novel "Fantoches 1926."[5] Each month, a different member would contribute a chapter to the book. Carlos Loveira wrote the first and last chapters of the book.[5] The final chapter of Fantoches 1926 was illustrated by Conrado Walter Massaguer.[5] Fantoches 1926 was published in twelve serial installments in Social.[8]
Contemporary society
[edit]In 2023, on the Centenary of the Minoristas founding, the German artist Hans Winkler opened an exhibit called the "Minorista Cafe," at the Cuban National Museum of Fine Arts. This exhibit was intended to show a link between the Minoristas and the Dada movement.[9]
Members
[edit]- Rubén Martínez Villena
- Juan Marinello[10][11]
- Conrado Walter Massaguer[7]
- Oscar H. Massaguer[7] (Business manager of Social and Carteles)
- Agustín Acosta Bello
- José Manuel Acosta Bello
- Manuel García (Víctor Manuel)[11]
- Alejandro García Caturla[12]
- Alejo Carpentier[12]
- José Zacharías Tallet[12]
- Carlos Loveira[5]
- Alberto Lamar Schweyer[8] (Later became Machado's press secretary)
- Alfonso Hernández Catá[8] (Later the Cuban ambassador to Madrid)
- Jorge Mañach[8] (Later expelled from the group)
- Max Henríquez Ureña[8]
- Dora Alonso[13]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Torriente, Lolo de la (2019). "The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Chapter 4". Project Muse. Duke University Press.
- ^ Unruh, Vicky (2024), Loss, Jacqueline; Unruh, Vicky (eds.), "The Fluid Expressive Communities of Cuba's Interwar Avant-Gardes", The Cambridge History of Cuban Literature, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 246–262, ISBN 978-1-009-16834-2, retrieved 2024-10-16
- ^ Martinez, Juan A. "The Social and the Real — Modern Cuban Art". moderncubanart.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "The Republic (1898–1959) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ a b c d e f Wilkinson, Stephen (2011). "Review of Fantoches 1926: Folletín Moderno por once escritores Cubanos, Ana María Hernández; Indicios, señales y narraciones: Literatura Policíaca en lengua española". International Journal of Cuban Studies. 3 (4): 389–391. ISSN 1756-3461.
- ^ Masiello, Francine (1993). "Rethinking Neocolonial Esthetics: Literature, Politics, and Intellectual Community in Cuba's Revista de Avance". Latin American Research Review. 28 (2): 3–31. ISSN 0023-8791.
- ^ a b c García, Rainer Rubira (2011). "Los usos comerciales de la caricatura en Cuba: Conrado Walter Massaguer y la revista 'Cinelandia' como dispositivo para la construcción de la hegemonía del 'start system' hollywoodense en la isla". index.comunicación (in Spanish). 1 (1): 145–169. ISSN 2174-1859.
- ^ a b c d e Wilkinson, Stephen (February 2000). "Detective fiction in Cuban society and culture" (PDF). Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. p. 92.
- ^ "Germany's Hans Winkler exhibits Cafe Minorista installation in Cuba". Presna Latina English. March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Portal del ciudadano de La Habana". Portal del ciudadano de La Habana. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ a b "In Cuba: Gitana Tropical in Her 80s". Cuba Headlines. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ a b c "Alejandro García Caturla. A Cuban Composer in the - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Caribbean Literature Criticism: Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean: An Overview - Maria Cristina Rodriguez - eNotes.com". eNotes. Retrieved 2024-10-16.