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A black and white photograph of a man cutting a stalk of sugar cane.

The black and white photograph shows a bearded man in light colored clothing wearing a hat with a brim. His right arm is raised, he holds a machete in his right hand. His left arm is outstretched, and his gloved hand holds a stalk of sugar cane. The man is slightly twisted at the waist. There are stalks of sugar cane on the left side of the photograph and leaves are visible in the bottom foreground.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.153
People
Ernesto Fernández, Cuban (Havana, Cuba b. 1939?)
Title
Fidel during the sugar harvest
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Fidel en la zafra
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1965, printed 2001
Culture
Cuban
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/340160

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
46 × 46.5 cm (18 1/8 × 18 5/16 in.)
sheet: 55.6 × 50.6 cm (21 7/8 × 19 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
2012.153
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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