About The Work
A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley in Cuba.
In 1959 residents of Cuba were faced with a stark choice: stay on their island home and live as a “revolutionary” or leave. Some believed wholeheartedly in the new beginning, some were willing to be carried along and some abandoned everything they had and chose exile.
The Buena Vista Social Club found fame as much for their incredible spirit as for their music, but for me, it is the every man that you meet on the street, a cigar clamped between teeth, a glint in the eye, that embodies the true spirit of those who have lived through 50 years of struggle.
James Sparshatt’s photographs of the “Revolutionary” generation of Cubans capture their grit and indomitable spirit.
About James Sparshatt
Photograph
Baryta silver gelatin print
13.50 x 13.50 in
34.3 x 34.3 cm
This work is signed, titled, and dated on verso.
About The Work
A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley in Cuba.
In 1959 residents of Cuba were faced with a stark choice: stay on their island home and live as a “revolutionary” or leave. Some believed wholeheartedly in the new beginning, some were willing to be carried along and some abandoned everything they had and chose exile.
The Buena Vista Social Club found fame as much for their incredible spirit as for their music, but for me, it is the every man that you meet on the street, a cigar clamped between teeth, a glint in the eye, that embodies the true spirit of those who have lived through 50 years of struggle.
James Sparshatt’s photographs of the “Revolutionary” generation of Cubans capture their grit and indomitable spirit.
About James Sparshatt
- This work is framed. Frame measurements are 23.00" x 22.00" x 1.00".
- Image size 13.5" by 13.5". Paper size 20" x 16".
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