Havana '59® Paintings

My wife, two friends and I visited Havana in November of 2009. Our intention in the trip, was to create a series of paintings of the city, documenting its decaying beauty from a personal perspective.

Gerben Law Firm - Trademark Attorney
From what we could ascertain, the people were hopeful for their government to relax its policies, and the U.S. government to remove the embargo that has lasted nearly 50 years.

George H. Rothacker - Hemingway on Patrol
Even today in this country, there is still much anger in the U.S. felt by Cubans and their families who were forced to leave their farms, businesses and country after the revolution. It would most likely be difficult for change to evolve quickly that would enable for this “prodigal son” of the U.S. to once more embrace and be embraced by its much larger neighbor only 90 miles away.

"Havana ’59" is not a political statement. It is an artistic crusade to portray a city “stuck” in time, both magnificent and disenchanting, and to bring it into focus for all to see. 

George H. Rothacker - '49 Ford Graphic

Gallery
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George H. Rothacker - Hemingway on Patrol

Graphics

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Click photo below for larger viewGeorge H. Rothacker - '49 Ford Graphic

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Street Art in Havana

Celebrating Street Art in Havana

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Eve of Construction

Eve of Construction

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Moko Jumbie

Moko Jumbie

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Downtown Old Havana

Downtown Old Havana

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Lafayette Hotel

The Lafayette Hotel

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Ghosts of Old Havana

The Ghosts of Old Havana

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Private Property

Private Property

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Waiting

Waiting

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Caught Danicng

Caught Dancing

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Hemingway on Patrol

Hemingway On Patrol

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  The Castle

The Castle

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Parade Down the Malecon

Parade Down the Malecon

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  The Balcony

The Balcony

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Horse Power

Horsepower

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Shoring It Up

Shoring It Up

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  A Man and a Woman

A Man and a Woman

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Disappointment

Disappointment

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  The Sea Wall

The Sea Wall

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Hotel Nacional

Hotel Nacional

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Distant Beaches

Distant Beaches

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Cruisin'

Cruisin'

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Passing through Old Havana

Passing Through Old Havana

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  City of Contrasts

City of Contrasts

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Hemingway Slept Here

Hemingway Slept Here

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Neglect

Neglect

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Keeping It Running

Keepin' It Running

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Washday Madonna

Washday Madonna

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  View from the Hotel Nacional

View from the Hotel Nacional

George H. Rothacker - Havana 59 -  Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

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