Existing comment:
Herbert Sigüenza
born San Francisco, California 1959
July/August, from La Raza Graphic Center's 1983 Political Art Calendar
1982
screenprint on paper
Following the end of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, leftists around the world respected Fidel Castro and his supporters because they had ousted dictator Fulgencio Batista and unsettled the United States' economic stronghold over Cuba. Using the colors of the Cuban flag, Sigüenza presents a profile of a youthful Castro alongside the phrase "Siempre es 26" (It's always the 26th), a reference to Castro's July 26 guerrilla movement, to convey the patriotic tenor of his early rise. Opinions of Castro would change as his government became increasingly authoritarian.
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.17 |