Absolut Revolution: Revisiting the Cuban image of the sixties (1959-1969)

Authors

  • Grethel Morell Otero Universidad de La Habana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2009v5n7p57

Keywords:

Photography Cuban Revolution, Representation, Epic image.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the photographic images produced in Cuba between 1959 and 1969, analyses the formation in the advertising world for most photographers that reflect the revolution, compares their visions with the prospects offered by photographers who visited Cuba in mentioned period, traces the subsequent uses of these photos on the poster, the policy graph and international exhibitions, and puts into perspective the hegemonic historiographical discourses on the image “revolutionary.”

 

 

Author Biography

Grethel Morell Otero, Universidad de La Habana

 

Historiadora, profesora, curadora y crítica de arte. Especialista en Fotografía cubana. Master en Historia del arte por la Facultad de Artes y Letras de la Universidad de La Habana. Actualmente es profesora de la Facultad de Artes y Letras y especialista del Archivo Fotográfico del Ministerio de Cultura de la República de Cuba.

Published

2009-12-15

How to Cite

Otero, G. M. (2009). Absolut Revolution: Revisiting the Cuban image of the sixties (1959-1969). Discursos Fotograficos, 5(7), 57–76. https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2009v5n7p57

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