HAVANA: THE REVOLUTIONARY MOMENT

New York, May 16, 2002. The Americas Society and Umbrage Editions are pleased to announce the New York premiere of the photographic exhibition

Havana: The Revolutionary Moment presents a unique collection of rarely seen photographs by veteran Magnum photographer Burt Glinn, recording Castro’s historic entry into Havana in January 1959. In his memoir, Glinn describes the combination of chutzpah and journalistic prescience that led him to leave a New York party and hop a plane to Havana on New Year’s Eve. The photographs of Fidel thronged by his fellow Cubans along the road to Havana, of troops embracing, and of celebrating men and women filling the streets capture the revolutionary fervor and idealistic anticipation that characterized that dramatic moment in Cuban history.

Havana: The Revolutionary Moment is the centerpiece of a series of public programs at The Americas Society that analyze the promises, challenges, and possibilities of post-Revolutionary Cuba. According to Alan Stoga, Acting President of The Americas Society, “Whether you are pro- or anti-Fidel, it is not possible to understand Cuba today, without understanding the promise and potential with which Fidel Castro came to power. That is why we are so excited by this opportunity to present Burt Glinn’s fascinating photographs to New York. But we also want to update the story, with its failures and its successes, by looking at the art, literature, politics and economics of this controversial and complex country.”

Havana: The Revolutionary Moment was produced in association with the Fototeca de Havana in Havana, Cuba, and the Southeast Museum of Photography in Florida. The New York presentation was made possible by Zemi Communications.

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HAVANA: THE REVOLUTIONARY MOMENT
Photographs by Burt Glinn
Ort: The Americas Society gallery, 680 Park Avenue at 68th Street, New York
Kooperation: Fototeca de Havana, Havana / Kuba; Southeast Museum of Photography in Florida