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Alberto Korda

(Cuban, 1928–2001)

guerillero heroico by alberto korda

Alberto Korda

Guerillero Heroico, 1960

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fidel castro and che guevara fishing by alberto korda

Alberto Korda

Fidel Castro and Che Guevara Fishing, 1960

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guerrillero heroico by alberto korda

Alberto Korda

Guerrillero Heroico, 1960

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Biography

Timeline

1928
Born: Havana, Cuba
1946 - 1947
Commercial studies, Candler College, Havana, Cuba
1947 - 1950
Commercial studies, Havana Business Academy, Havana, Cuba
1959
Awarded "Palma de Plata" prize, Havana, Cuba
1960 - 1963
Awarded first prize at "Carnaval de La Habana", Havana, Cuba
1960
Took the photograph of Che Guevara, "Guerrillero Heroico"
1980
Awarded first prize in Foto Histórica. Revista Revolución y Cultura, X Salón Nacional de Fotografía “26 de Julio", Ciego de Avila, CUBA
1982
National cultural distintion award, Consejo de Estado, República de Cuba, Cuba
1994
Awarded "Félix Varela" prize, Consejo de Estado, República de Cuba, Cuba
2001
Died: Paris, France

Exhibitions

2009
Miradas reveladoras - Fotografía Cubana - IVAM - Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencia, Spain
2008
Korda - Santralistanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2007
Che! - Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, Spain
KUBA. Bilder einer Revolution - Sammlung Falckenberg - Kulturstiftung Phoenix Art, Hamburg, Germany
2006
Che Guevara. Revolutionary and Icon - Victoria and Albert Museum - V&A, London, UK (solo)
Che Guevara. Revolutiuonary and Icon - UCR / California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA (solo)
2005
Revolution and Commerce - The Legacy of Korda - UCR / California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA (solo)
perdere la testa - Lattuada Studio, Milan
2001
Alberto Korda / José A. Figueroa North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND., U.S.A -solo
Alberto Korda / José A. Figueroa Govinda Gallery, Washington, D.C., U.S.A -solo
2000
Alberto Korda / José A. Figueroa [febrero]. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, U.S.A. –solo
Alberto Korda / José A. Figueroa [June]. Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. -solo
1999
Alberto Korda. Fotoutstilling [September 14-November 7]. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter. Oslo, NORUEGA. -solo
La fotografía cubana en la Revolución: dos generaciones. Alberto Korda/José Alberto Figueroa [May 7- June]. Sala de Exposiciones, Escuela Superior de la marina Civil, Universidad de Cantabria, ESPAÑA -solo
Alberto Korda [enero-febrero]. Alianza Francesa, México, D.F., MÉXICO -solo
1998
Alberto Korda: Diario de una Revolución, CUBA [ -November 19]. Photographic Center Gallery, Seattle, WA, U.S.A. -solo
Alberto Korda [October 23-November 28]. Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA., U.S.A. * -solo
Alberto Korda. Exposición Retrospectiva [September 14-]. Fototeca de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba-solo
El "Che" de Alberto Korda [julio 1-12]. Sala Parpalló, Centre Cultural La Beneficència, Valencia, ESPAÑA * -solo
1997
Fotos del Che. Korda [July 2-20]. Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA * -solo

Public Collections

FAIF Collection, Zurich, Switzerland

Literature

2008
Sanders, Mark and Cristina Vives, Alberto Korda: A Revolutionary Lens. Göttingen : Steidl, 2008
2006
Loviny, Christoph and Alessandra Silvestry-Levy, Cuba by Korda. Melbourne ; New York : Ocean, 2006
1988
Corrales, Raul (et al.), Cuba : la fotografía de los años 60. Fototeca de Cuba, 1988
English (US)

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