Abstract

This iconic photo of Che Guevara, “Guerrillero Heroico,” which became a widely adopted symbol of the generational rebellion of the late 1960s, was shot by Cuban photographer Alberto Díaz (called Korda) for the newspaper Revolución. It was taken during a 1960 memorial service for the victims of a freighter explosion in the port of Havana, Cuba. According to Korda’s account, the photograph was widely popularized by the Italian publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, who spotted it during a visit to Cuba in 1967. This poster of Che’s iconic image was printed in West Berlin in the 1970s or 1980s.

Che Guevara as Revolutionary Icon (1970–1989)

Source

Source: Poster with image of Che Guevara. Berlin (West). Date: 1970–1989. Deutsches Historisches Museum, Inv.-Nr. P 2015/85. Available online at: https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/R2SPXFM7H6UQUODVHJROYITJQO4UC3BO

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