Damaged Cuban VIETNAM poster by Rene Mederos - Advise?

[Scratch]

New guy here, with a poster question. Not sure if this belongs here or in the Valuation Forum, but I'll try it here first.

I recently bought an estate of Vietnam War-era military stuff, and in it was this (propaganda? travel?) poster.  According to my quick internet research, the poster is by Cuban propaganda artist Rene Mederos.  One site devoted to the artist says of the poster "The original silkscreens were done in poster size and for this limited edition book they were all redone for the smaller size. Only a few of these still exist."

As you can see, it is in a poor state.  Is it really that rare? Looking at this strictly as an investment, is it worth sinking money into to get it repaired?  Any idea what it's value would be before/after repair?

[erik1925]

That's a beautiful poster.

I would for sure at least get a quote to see what it would cost to have repaired and possibly linen backed.

And  to the forum!!

Glad the Reg. went smoothly.

Jeff

[erik1925]

I would send your pic(s) to Mario Cueva at Lumiere Poster Restoration and see what he feels it might cost. It certainly is one that I think I would have conserved and repaired, too, considering when and where it was from.

His website is: http://www.lumiereposterrestoration.com/index.html

He has done the work on some of these posters here (those posted by Mac Apple):

http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,7226.0.html

[jedgerley]

was poking around on the internets and heres a link that doesnt value it but the the archivist finds it the most appealing poster.  

https://uclasaa.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/fields-of-endeavor-bo-doub/

[erik1925]

Seems the name of your poster is: "Viet Nam Will Win" printed in 13 languages, in 1972 by Glad Day Press, in Ithaca, NY, as a fundraiser for medical aid to Indochina.

http://www.docspopuli.org/articles/Cuba/MederosObit.html

Several of the artist's other posters are listed on the bay, right now, too:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=mederos&adpos=1o3&ul_noapp=true&geo_id=10232&MT_ID=71&crlp=79341228517_857&keyword=rene+mederos&rlsatarget=aud-126380771769%3Akwd-14993907131&device=c&crdt=0&treatment_id=7&clk_rvr_id=932753635694&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xvietnam+mederos.TRS1&_nkw=vietnam+mederos&_sacat=0

And this poster of his sold in Oct, for $200.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rene-Mederos-Cuban-Communist-Art-1969-ORIGINAL-Vietnam-Poster-/252121581968?hash=item3ab39e0990%3Ag%3AcWoAAOSw5VFWFrrf&nma=true&si=7cpGsQeTX5QHGYL7WwJtR8yWnts%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[Harry Caul]

New guy here, with a poster question. Not sure if this belongs here or in the Valuation Forum, but I'll try it here first.

I recently bought an estate of Vietnam War-era military stuff, and in it was this (propaganda? travel?) poster.  According to my quick internet research, the poster is by Cuban propaganda artist Rene Mederos.  One site devoted to the artist says of the poster "The original silkscreens were done in poster size and for this limited edition book they were all redone for the smaller size. Only a few of these still exist."

As you can see, it is in a poor state.  Is it really that rare? Looking at this strictly as an investment, is it worth sinking money into to get it repaired?  Any idea what it's value would be before/after repair?

I know someone who collects Cuban posters and I'm pretty sure they have this exact poster. I'll inquire with them...

[Crazy Vick]

Hey Scratch, welcome!

Cool poster.  Score any more cool estate finds?