 Due to Cuban national pride in academic achievement and artistic training, it had been considered demeaning to be called a naïve artist in the early years after the Revolution.Since naïve artists were not generally recognized by the government as professional artists, they were not taken seriously by the arts community at large, and were at times harassed, their art sales being claimed illegal activity by the Cuban government.In the late 20th century, however, this attitude began to change.