THE Che picture

[Take the Power back]

Did I miss it, or does Che-lives not have THE picture in its gallery? You know which one I mean, it's the picture on every t-shirt, and on most of this site's banners. Why isn't it in there?

[dark fairy]

these are the only ones i have

[dark fairy]

yeah

[dark fairy]

o k o k
sorry if this isn't what you wanted

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Here it is.
Yeah, you're right, it isn't in the gallery... strange.
Welcome to che-lives, by the way.

http://nextdada.hostit.be/travel/gif/cuban_6.jpg

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*pointing upward* That's the one. I wish I could remember more about it. That's the pic that is on every t-shirt, poster, etc. I knew the history of it, and now I can't remember the story behind it. Thanks RedZepplin, I feel welcome, I like this site. I've been a posting maniac in my few short days here.

EDIT: Can we put it in the gallery? I have the photo, full size, it even shows another man next to him.

[Solace]

I
knew the history of it, and now I can't remember the story behind it.

It was taken by Korda in 1960, during a rally. A cargo carrying arms was suppose to get to Cuba, but he was destroyed by counter revolutionaries (backed by US?). 100 were killed.

This is the original picture :

[SittingBull47]

ah yes. awesome pic and interesting story. Welcome to Che-lives.

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I should mention that Time picked the Korda picture as one of the 100 most influential photgraphs of the 20th century. That was the first time I had seen it as a normal picture.

[Lefty]

Man, Che sure was a snappy dresser, wasn't he? Heh..

By the way, thanks for the info, Solace. I've always wondered where that picture came from.

[Solace]

Are you really good ol' Lefty who left Che-lives for a while to come back? Or are you Left and I am hallucinating the "y".

I'm glad to see you back. Very glad that is to say.

[FistFullOfSteel]

I wonder who the guy in the left corner is on the che pic? ;)

[Guest1]

here is the full sized one, just in case anyone wants it for graphics.

[TC]

Its funny, that shot of his face is so famous and most frequently taken out of context that the origional almost seems unreal. Like his face is more a 2d symbol then part of a real photograph. Like "Alberto Korda didn't do such a great photoshop job on that, you can tel that the famous che head is way to big for those shoulders, and they're not turned the right way."

[Hiero]

Is therw any other photo's of this moment.

[RedAnarchist]

I can see that in the picture too, about how the head seems tro be a 2cd symbol.

It does look like somone's pasted Che's head on, but i think its probbaly due to our perceptions of his face as a symbol of him and how we see Che.

[Floyd.]

Originally posted by [email protected] 20 2004, 07:20 AM
I
knew the history of it, and now I can't remember the story behind it.

It was taken by Korda in 1960, during a rally. A cargo carrying arms was suppose to get to Cuba, but he was destroyed by counter revolutionaries (backed by US?). 100 were killed.

This is the original picture :
I thought it was taken during a speech Fidel was giving at a wake or something along those lines?