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DAY 37 | ART AROUND THE WORLD |
Propaganda Art
REVOLUTION IN CUBA
Who hasn’t seen a T-shirt, poster, coffee mug, or sticker with the bold black and red visage of Che Guevara in a gift shop or museum store? What the image does not tell you is the history of the man behind the symbol. Ernesto “Che” Guevara—doctor, Castro confidant, and guerrilla martyr—has come to symbolize revolution for millions. Much like the socialist revolutions in China and Russia in the early 20th century, the leaders of the Cuban Revolution (1952–1958) drew upon the ...
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