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Limited Edition Chicago prints by Roberto Salas

Dec 28
The famous photograph of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara planning in the middle of the night. Salas made the photo using only the light of a match as Castro lit is cigar.
The famous photograph of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara planning in the middle of the night. Salas made the photo using only the light of a match as Castro lit is cigar.

Mr. Salas had privileged access to Fidel Castro and the July 26 Movement revolutionaries as they hid in the Sierra Maestra Mountains in southeastern Cuba just before taking power in January 1959.

We're proud to offer Limited Edition Chicago prints by Roberto Salas. Made by the artist in Havana, these archival inkjet prints are on 17x22 Baryta paper and are signed, stamped and embossed by the artist. $1,000-$1,250 delivered.

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Made by a 16-year old Roberto Salas as a publicity stunt during a slow news day in New York.
Made by a 16-year old Roberto Salas as a publicity stunt during a slow news day in New York.

Roberto Salas tells the story of his photograph of the Statue of Liberty, La Bandera y La Senora (The Flag and the Lady), 1957 at the Rangefinder Gallery opening celebration in May, 2017:

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Fidel Castro loved to play baseball, and on this night insisted that the lights on in the Havana stadium be kept on late into the night.
Fidel Castro loved to play baseball, and on this night insisted that the lights on in the Havana stadium be kept on late into the night.

Take a look at the prints and get the story behind these rare and intimate images of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and the 1959 revolution in Cuba.

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