Original photograph of Ernest Hemingway and Fidel Castro in Havana, 1960
N.p. N.p., Circa 1961. Vintage photograph of writer Ernest Hemingway talking with Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 1960, during their first and (purportedly) only meeting at La Habana in Havana, Cuba. Stamp of photographer Andrew St. George on the verso, along with a Magnum Agency stamp and annotations in manuscript ink relating to cropping.
Hemingway settled in Cuba in 1940, in the period following the Spanish Civil War. Openly opposed to right-wing dictators after his experiences in Spain, Hemingway was initially vocal in his support for Castro after the latter seized power in 1959. Over the ensuing months, Hemingway remained supportive of the revolution, although it gradually waned as Castro denounced the US and began forcing Americans out of the country. Ultimately, although Castro named Hemingway as one of the few Americans welcome in Cuba, Hemingway and his wife returned to Idaho in 1960, where the writer would commit suicide the following year.
10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.
[Book #164340]
Price: $750.00
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