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McKim, Mead & White's eclectic architecture was typical of their Beaux-Arts approach and attitude that they could freely appropriate from various regions and periods.
12016-03-03T13:06:06-08:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e381809plain2016-03-25T10:58:07-07:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e3The architectural firm was part of the National Cuba Hotel Corporation, a conglomerate that was awarded the commission for the project by President Machado. This relationship reflected President Machado's corporatist approach, which he promoted as cooperativismo (cooperativism). In reality, it was an authoritarian government that was known for corruption, favoring U.S. business over developing local interests, and suppressing dissent through violence. McKim, Mead & White's design, in turn, drew upon Spanish traditions, Creole elements, and Art Deco styling to create a design meant to convey the Cuban nation as steeped in history and tradition, but yet also progressive and modern.
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12016-03-03T13:05:00-08:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e3Photo of the Hotel Nacional after the violence of October 2, 19331Collection of the New-York Historical Societymedia/1NacionalBombedFacade2NYHS.jpgplain2016-03-03T13:05:00-08:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e3
