 This naïve style of art portrays the typical Cuban worldview of the enjoyment of life despite its hardships
In the 1950s, American tourism in Cuba created great demand for folkloric and picturesque art, leading to increased production of what came to be known as "tourist art", most of which was classified as naïve.At the time this art was seen as a "backward, barbaric, and crude form of expression that must be swept away," rather than an authentic representation of a living culture.After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, educational, cultural, and artistic activities were encouraged, with artists able to attend the nation's free-access art schools ("Escuelas Nacionales de Arte"—now known as "Instituto Superior de Arte").