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Havana '59® Paintings
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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"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. |
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Gallery
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Click on paintings for larger view, story, and purchase information
 Graphics Click here to view complete series of Havana '59 graphics. Click photo below for larger view |
 Celebrating Street Art in Havana  Eve of Construction  Moko Jumbie  Downtown Old Havana  The Lafayette Hotel  The Ghosts of Old Havana  Private Property  Waiting  Caught Dancing  Hemingway On Patrol |
 The Castle  Parade Down the Malecon  The Balcony  Horsepower  Shoring It Up  A Man and a Woman  Disappointment  The Sea Wall  Hotel Nacional  Distant Beaches |
 Cruisin'  Passing Through Old Havana  City of Contrasts  Hemingway Slept Here  Neglect  Keepin' It Running  Washday Madonna  View from the Hotel Nacional  Pretty in Pink |
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Copyright © 2011. George H. Rothacker. All Rights Reserved.
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