Che's Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image

by Michael J. Casey

Book Overview

In 1960, Cuban photographer Alberto Korda captured fabled revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara in what has become history's most reproduced photo. Here Michael Casey tells the remarkable story of this image, detailing its evolution from a casual snapshot to an omnipresent graphic--plastered on everything from T-shirts to vodka to condoms--and into a copyrighted brand. As Casey follows it across the Americas and through cyberspace, he finds governments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307279308
• ISBN13: 9780307279309
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"