The only meeting between Hemingway and Castro

[Castro, Fidel / Hemingway, Ernest, Cuban communist revolutionary and politician (1926-2016) / American novelist and Nobel laureate (1899-1961). Vintage photograph, stamped on the reverse by Alberto Korda.

€ 7,500.00

Important and previously unseen large-format photograph of the one and only meeting between Castro and Hemingway. The historic moment took place at an unlikely venue: the Torneo Anual de Pesca fishing competition, run each year by Hemingway himself. Castro was initially supposed to referee, but at the last minute decided to take part as a contestant - and won the day.

Captured here in a candid snapshot by Castro's photographer, Alberto Korda, Hemingway presents the trophy to Castro, and the two are able to speak briefly. Hemingway's fishing competition has outlasted both men, and continues to draw international anglers to Cuba every summer.

The Studios Korda stamp appears on the verso, unlike in later reproductions. Lightly toned, otherwise in good condition. An iconic and rare original.