How ghastly ironic. Or is it?
Alan Gross, the U.S. contractor released Wednesday after five years of captivity in Cuba, was greeted with a, well, surprising art choice while preparing to make a statement on U.S. soil this afternoon.
Visible in the background of a widely circulated photograph of Gross, his lawyer Scott Gilbert and spokesperson Jill Zuckman: An image of Che Guevara, the divisive revolutionary figure.
Alan Gross, w atty Scott Gilbert & spokeswoman Jill Zuckman, prepping remarks to deliver after arriving in US…#Cuba pic.twitter.com/8Od6G54jc6
— Stephen Crowley (@Stcrow) December 17, 2014
Zuckman told The Post via e-mail that the photograph was taken at the Gilbert LLP law firm.
The print, from a distance, appears to be the same image that’s often emblazoned on T-shirts, posters and other memorabilia. That iconic image is based on a photograph by Alberto “Korda” Diaz Gutierrez; we have more on the history of the image here.
Guevara was a leader in the Castro brothers’ revolution to overthrow the Batista dictatorship in Cuba and replace it with a communist government.
Huxley’s Ghost’s keen eye caught that the pic above Che is one of Fidel golfing with Che.
Alan Gross in the offices of Gilbert LLP in Washington, DC. Note pictures of Che Guevara & Fidel Castro on the wall. pic.twitter.com/bjxDvZ9RKM
— Huxley’s Ghost (@AF632) December 17, 2014
