Kwan, Kevin,   1973- <br/><br/>
I was Cuba :  treasures from the Ramiro Fernández collection / 
[edited] by Kevin Kwan ; with quotations from the work of Reinaldo Arenas ; interview with Ramiro Fernández by Peter Castro. 
 - San Francisco :  Chronicle Books,  c2007. 
 - 1 v. (unpaged) :  chiefly ill. (some col.) ;  17 x 25 cm. 
<br/><br/> While most think of Cuba as a mythical island of rum, rumba, and revolution, period photographs reveal a more complex place. I Was Cuba 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. I Was Cuba 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 (Before Night Falls), this captivating volume is an intimate view into a bygone era of glamour, political upheaval, and astounding visual culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780811860536 0811860531 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Fernández, Ramiro A.--Colecciones fotográficas
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Cuba--History--19th century--Pictorial works.<br/>Cuba--Historia--Siglo XIX<br/>Cuba--History--20th century--Pictorial works.<br/>Cuba--Historia--Siglo XX
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>107 F 1783  / K98i 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>972.91/050222