Che Guevara
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- 23kon
Anyone see the One Show (BBC1 UK) last night?
That was quite an interesting story about the image of Che Guevara that we are all familiar with.
It had an interview with the guy who took the original photo.
Then an interview with ane irish pub landlord and illustrator who got obsessed with Che after he walked into his pub in ireland.
He was the guy who made the original photograph into the illustration that we are familiar with today.
Simplified for 1 colour print and Che given a more upward looking and looking-to-the-future gaze.The artist guy also put a little signature (an F) in the bottom right hand corner.
Thats got to be pretty cool - being the photographer or illustrator of one of the most iconic images of the last century.
- 23kon0
The episode might appear on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/…in the future
- rafalski0
I've been waiting for a film that strips Guevara from his myth and focuses on facts. Is this one for me?
- 23kon0
the reason he did the illustration was to simplify and improve on the photo and to create an image that could be easily mass produced so probably wasnt looking for money for it.
and the credit he does get on every reproduction is there for his own satisfaction.
- ian0
I know he did it for his own pleasure and maybe I'm just a greedy fucker but I'd hate to see something I created used like that with no aknowledgement (which is how it appears in the most part) or money.
Hes a successful illustrator anyway, but his well known work is completely different to the che image: http://www.jimfitzpatrick.ie/
- rafalski0
Some commentary on Che's image today:
- forbes0
read the book about him. very interesting.. people should really take the time to learn more about him rather than wear t-shirts of his face but know nothing about who he is and what he was about
- 3030
Che was a dick
- stem0
- 23kon0
"Discover the REAL jesus"
Oh, is there finally proof that jesus was a real person and isnt just a character in a work of fiction?
April the 4th you say, im there!