December 2, 2008

Cuba: 50 years of revolution

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution on January 1, Magnum Photos is holding an exhibition of vintage and contemporary prints

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Bahia Honda — 1954: Fisherman and family. Photographer Eve Arnold visited pre-revolutionary Cuba twice in 1954 Photograph: Eve Arnold/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Girl in a brothel — 1954, Girl in a brothel: On her second visit, Arnold was working on a story, The Sexiest City in the World, but found Havana very different, with a curfew imposed by Batista and tanks on the streets Photograph: Eve Arnold/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Campesinos — 1959: These are the men who helped Fidel Castro in his revolution against the Batista regime, the Campesinos (farmers) of Oriente Province riding through the country into Havana to take part in the victory parades Photograph: Bob Henriques/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Che Guevara — 1959: Commandante Ernesto "Che" Guevara was Castro's right-hand man and idol of the revolution Photograph: Andrew Saint-George/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Fidel Castro and Ernest Hemingway — 1960: Fidel Castro and Ernest Hemingway during "The Ernest Hemingway Fishing Competition" Photograph: Andrew Saint-George/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Baseball fans — 1993: Baseball fans. Baseball is one of Cuba's biggest exports, along with cigars. Since the 1990s, Alex Webb has photgraphed Cuban street life against a crumbling backdrop Photograph: Alex Webb/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Folkoric Ballet — 1998: Folkoric Ballet rehearses in an empty courtyard Photograph: David Alan Harvey/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: A horse on a porch — 1998: A work horse is kept on a family's porch overnight Photograph: David Alan Harvey/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Che Guevara hats — 2000: Che Guevara hats by Martin Parr. The branding of the revolution was recorded by Parr in his usual brash, colourful style Photograph: Martin Parr/Magnum

Gallery Magnum's Cuba: Woman with hair rollers — 2000: Taking the rollers out for a walk.

Cuba - 50 Years of Revolution is on at the Magnum Print Room, 63 Gee Street, London, EC1, December 3-January 30, free, opening times Wed - Fri, 11.30am to 4pm. Nearest tube: Barbican Photograph: Martin Parr/Magnum

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