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A black and white photograph of two men in a wooded area.

The black and white photographs shows two men with their backs to the viewer, in a wooded area. The man in the center foreground is wearing a hat, he has a light colored shirt, around his neck is a belt of ammunition. A rifle on a strap is around his left shoulder, the rifle is under his right arm. The man to his left in the background is wearing a hat and dark clothing, he has a rifle under his right arm. There are leafy trees with slender trunks around them. They are approaching a rock formation in the center of the picture.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.155
People
Ernesto Fernández, Cuban (Havana, Cuba b. 1939?)
Title
Fight against the bandits, Escambray
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Lucha Contra Bandidos, Escambray
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1963, printed 2001
Culture
Cuban
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/340162

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
55.7 × 36.2 cm (21 15/16 × 14 1/4 in.)
sheet: 50.6 × 60.8 cm (19 15/16 × 23 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ernesto Fernández (2001-2006) gift to; David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University (2006-2012) transferred to; Harvard Art Museums, 2012
NOTE: Information about acquisition provided by Jose Falconi, Curator for David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, Gift of the artist
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.155
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Social Affects: Art as a Social Resource in Latin America, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 09/10/2009 - 02/10/2010; Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery, 05/14/2010 - 06/12/2010
  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/12/2018 - 08/08/2018; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/12/2018 - 08/10/2018

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