I Was Cuba: Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection

I Was Cuba: Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection

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While most think of Cuba as a mythical island of rum, rumba, and revolution, period photographs reveal a more complex place. <em>I Was Cuba</em> is an original look at Cuban history as seen through the Ramiro Fernandez Collection arguably the world's leading archive of Cuban photos and ephemera. <em>I Was Cuba</em> showcases rare, vernacular images from the nineteenth century through the revolutionary period, exploring the everyday and the eccentric. With texts from famed Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (<em>Before Night Falls</em>), this captivating volume is an intimate view into a bygone era of glamour, political upheaval, and astounding visual culture.