Alberto Korda (Cuban, 1928-2001)El Quijote de la Farola, 1959. Signed in cursive, titled, and dated "26-7-1959" in pencil on verso. Gelatin silver print, image size 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm), matted, unframed.
Condition: Gentle curling.
N.B. Alberto Korda was a Cuban photographer who is best-known for his 1960 photograph,
El Guerillo Heroico, of the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. For ten years he served as a photographer for Fidel Castro and created many iconic images of the Cuban Revolution. Korda made
El Quijote de la Farola on July 26, 1959 at Revolution Square in Havana when a crowd of over 500,000 farmers came from the countryside to hear a speech by Castro, who recently became Prime Minister. Here Korda captured the density of the crowd and features a spectator who perched atop a lamp post to gain a better view over the masses. In the title, Korda references the idealistic character from the classic novel Don Quixote.
Condition
Condition: Mat size 27 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (47.7 x 70.5 cm).
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