I Was Cuba Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection by Ramiro Fernández, Ramiro Fernandez - WordSea
I Was Cuba Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection
by Ramiro Fernández, Ramiro Fernandez
While most think of Cuba as a mythical island of rum, rumba, and revolution, period photographs reveal a more complexplace. I Was Cuba is an original look at Cuban history as seen through the Ramiro Fernandez Collectionarguably the world's leading archive of Cuban photos and ephemera. I Was Cuba showcases rare, vernacular images from the nineteenth century through the revolutionary period, exploring the everyday and the eccentric. With texts from famed Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (Before Night Falls), this captivating volume is an intimate view into a bygone era of glamour, political upheaval, and astounding visual culture.
HistoryCaribbean & West IndiesCubaPhotographyCollections, Catalogs, ExhibitionsPhotoessays & Documentaries
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERChronicle Books
LENGTH304
LANGUAGEEN
I Was Cuba Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection
by Ramiro Fernández, Ramiro Fernandez
While most think of Cuba as a mythical island of rum, rumba, and revolution, period photographs reveal a more complexplace. I Was Cuba is an original look at Cuban history as seen through the Ramiro Fernandez Collectionarguably the world's leading archive of Cuban photos and ephemera. I Was Cuba showcases rare, vernacular images from the nineteenth century through the revolutionary period, exploring the everyday and the eccentric. With texts from famed Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (Before Night Falls), this captivating volume is an intimate view into a bygone era of glamour, political upheaval, and astounding visual culture.
HistoryCaribbean & West IndiesCubaPhotographyCollections, Catalogs, ExhibitionsPhotoessays & DocumentariesSubjects & ThemesRegional