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Lee Lockwood
Castro's Cuba. 1959–1969. 45th Ed.
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"Holds many surprises for the reader who has seen the Cuban reality . . . only through the distorting prism of propaganda." - The New York Times Book Review, 1967
On December 31, 1958, Lee Lockwood, then a young photojournalist, went to Cuba to cover what looked to be the end of Batista's regime. He arrived the day before Fidel Castro took power and spent a week canvassing the island before finding the victorious leader. Castro immediately took to Lockwood and over the next decade invited him back many times, granting him special access to his inner circle and free rein to explore the island without the usual restrictions imposed upon American journalists.
In 1965, Castro granted Lockwood a rare, in-depth interview but then missed appointment after appointment. Days turned into weeks turned into three interminable months, as Lockwood, like many journalists before and since, waited for Castro. But it was worth the anticipation, climaxing in a marathon seven-day interview that covered everything from racial issues in America to the Cuban Missile Crisis. It remains to this day one of the most penetrating portraits of the Cuban leader.
Originally published in 1967, Lockwood's interviews and observations are republished by TASCHEN alongside hundreds of photographs covering both the weeks Lockwood spent traveling with Castro and the years he documented Cuba's transformation throughout the '60s. From military encampments in the Sierra Maestra mountains to Havana street life and political rallies. A foreword and afterword by Latin America expert Saul Landau contextualize Lockwood's work.
Praise for Lee Lockwood
Lockwood's remarkable access to the revolutionary leader provides a unique record of historic times.
The Guardian
This handsome coffee-table book is filled with wonderful photos and insider knowledge of Castro during the first years of the revolution.
The Wall Street Journal
[Lockwood's] photos show all sides of Castro; from the slightly doughy man doing shirtless pull-ups in his garden, to the orator who would become a blur on stage as he delivered another fierce speech.
The Guardian
A superb photographic portrait of Fidel Castro in his youthful pomp.
Tatler
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