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The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick

The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick

The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick
The original red and black poster reproduced exactly as in 1968 from the original artwork. This is a unique opportunity to own one of the most iconic images of all time. This is simply the most well known contemporary artwork in the world today. You know the Che image from all the T-shirts, posters, album covers and Warhol prints. All of these are derived from my own original 1968 Viva Che poster. For the first time I have made a limited edition print run. These prints are exact facsimiles of my original 1968 Viva Che poster art. It is printed in the same manor as the original, old fashioned silk screen printing with two colors, the red and the black with the yellow colored by me by hand as it was in the original. You can see the yellow finished print in the second photo with me, Jim FitzPatrick This is a signed and numbered limited edition run of 995. The art of Jim Fitzpatrick has never been less than controversial. His earliest work, the legendary Che Guevara poster of May 1968 published just after his death in Bolivia, became the iconic image of the anti-Vietnam war protests worldwide and today is the symbol of F. In Columbia and the Zapitistas of Mexico in their fight for freedom and autonomy.

It's an odd world. " says the artist, "The Che Guevara poster became a worldwide phenomena and caused outrage everywhere it appeared. That's how it spread everywhere so quickly. The original poster art and an oil painting I intended using as a print went on tour after being exhibited in the Lisson Gallery in London and guess what? -they both'disappeared' in Eastern Europe where an individualistic idealist like Che was anathema to their corrupt regimes.

Reaction in the west was about the same: my distributor in Spain was actually arrested by Franco's secret police! I remember the late Ms O'Flaherty and Ms King of Parsons Bookshop on Baggot Street bridge, who were great supporters of my art -as they were of every artist and writer in Dublin - getting really upset at the hostility directed towards the poster, which hung proudly in their front window. Despite threats to break their windows they refused to take it down and I was so proud every time I passed that little shop run by two most educated, kind and charming Dubliners who devoted their lives to the artists and writers of this city. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "jimfitzpatrickartgallery" and is located in this country: IE. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
  • Style: Pop Art
  • Listed By: Artist
  • Original/Reproduction: Artwork Reproduction
  • Material: Serigraph & Silkscreen
  • Signed: Signed
  • Date of Creation: 2000-Now
  • Edition Type: Limited Edition
  • Edition Size: 995
  • Print Type: Serigraph & Silkscreen
  • Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30\
  • Features: Signed
  • Width (Inches): 23
  • Subject: Figures & Portraits
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Height (Inches): 33

The Original Viva Che 1968 Print! Che Guevara Poster by Jim FitzPatrick