Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro wears a beret as he addresses university students in Caracas, Venezuela
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Harold Valentine
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro wears a beret as he addresses university students in Caracas, Venezuela, January 24, 1959
Vintage wire photograph on paper
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg
Accession Number:
P2022.18.395
Commentary
The Head Man Changes Headgear: Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro wears a beret as he addresses university students in Caracas, Venezuela. Castro is on a three-day visit in connection with celebrations of the ouster of former Venezuelan dictator General Marcos Perez Jimenez. The beret was presented to Castro at the university.
Marks
On recto: typewritten title and date. On verso: manuscript title, date, and newspaper stamp.
Bibliography
Illustrated: Associated Press ID #590124029
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College from Edwynn Houk Gallery on June 25, 2022 with funds provided by Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg.
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