Cuba's Heroes and Their Flag: Souvenir Lithograph of the Grand Cuban-American Fair
A souvenir lithograph groups portraits of five leaders of the Cuban insurgency, with José Martí at centre captioned 'Father of the Revolution', around the Cuban flag and coat of arms, above the name, place and dates of a New York fair. The tell is the pairing of heroes' portraits and national symbols with the event they front, so the cause's prestige attaches to the fair.
- Date
- 1896
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Grand Cuban-American Fair committee, New York (lithograph copyrighted by Southern Lithograph Co.)
- Region
- Latin America
- Country
- Cuban Independence Movement
- Medium
- Issuer type
- Movement
- Regime
- Cleveland Administration
- Leader
- Grover Cleveland
- Audience
- Mixed
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- War and the military, Empire and colonialism
- Event
- Cuban War of Independence
- Techniques
- Transfer
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, retrieved September 29, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (published c. 1896, before 1931; LoC: No known restrictions on publication)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA (hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.13409)
Text on the object
CUBA'S HEROES AND THEIR FLAG MAXIMO GOMEZ COMMANDER IN Chief Gen. ANTONIO MACEO JOSÉ MARTÍ KILLED AT DOS RIOS MAY 19th 1895. FATHER OF THE REVOLUTION SOUVENIR LITHOGRAPH OF THE GRAND CUBAN-AMERICAN FAIR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN New York City. N.Y. U.S.A. May 25 - 30 1896. SALVADOR CISNEROS PRESIDENT OF THE CUBAN REPUBLIC. Gen. CALIXTO GARCIA Chairman [signature: F. G. Pierra] Secretaries [signature: Edel Castillo] [signature: Rafael Navarro] [signature: J. A. Gutierrez] Treas. General Manager [signature, illegible]
The five handwritten-style signatures at the foot are transcribed as they read best; the last (General Manager) is illegible. Tiny imprint lines at the lower corners are not legible in the scan.
