Book I Print 21: Skinning of snake; Fidel Castro

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Title: Book I Print 21: Skinning of snake; Fidel Castro
Creator: From the Collection: Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Contributor: From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
From the Collection: Stone, David C.
Published / Created: 1957
Description: Top row of frames document the skinning of an enormous majá, a native, non-poisonous snake of Cuba. The guerrilla standing on the ground, wearing fatigues and skinning the majá in the foreground as a crowd of guerrillas begins to gather, is Julio Díaz. The second row shows unidentified guerrillas at watch posts. The third through fifth rows of frames show Fidel Castro talking to local peasant scout (in white shirt) as Juan Almeida Bosque (far left) and other unidentified guerrillas look on. The third row also includes a profile shot of Fidel Castro looking out from the window of a peasant hut. Last row of frames shows unidentified guerrilla at look-out post, probably taken at sunset and two frames of Julio Díaz displaying the large majá before it was skinned to fellow soldiers.
Provenance: Purchased from Andrew St. George in 1969 and from David C. Stone in 1970. Gift of Adolfas Mekas, 2010. Transferred from the Latin American Collection Curator, 2016.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English
Spanish

Repository

Manuscripts and Archives

Call Number

MS 650

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Container / Volume

Box 1, folder 22

Access: Public
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Citation: Cuban Revolution Collection (MS 650). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.