Osvaldo Eustasio Salas Freire (March 29, 1914 – May 5, 1992), was a Cuban-American photographer, remembered for his famous image of Ernest Hemingway and Fidel Castro in Cuba, circa 1960, and for his prolific documentation of American Major League Baseball—and, in particular, the influx of minority players—during the 1950s, all of which now resides in the collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.Bogan, Kelli. "Salas Images at Home in Museum's Collection". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

Early life and career Born in Havana, Cuba, Salas was the first of three children raised by Antonio Salas Martinez and Ramona Freyre."Florida, Key West Passenger Lists, 1898-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV37-Q94Y : 22 February 2021), Oswaldo Salas Y Freyre, 1928; citing Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States, NARA microfilm publication T940 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Notable photos by Salas Sugar Ray Robinson with training bag (1953)Osvaldo Salas, Sugar Ray Robinson with training bag, 1953, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth B. Pearl, 1997. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Felix Montemayor, Roman Mejias and Roberto Clemente (May 30, 1955) Archie Moore and Rocky Marciano (1956)Osvaldo Salas, Archie Moore and Rocky Marciano, 1956, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth B. Pearl, 1997.118.32. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Baseball Friction in Cuba (1959) Ernest Hemingway with Fidel Castro after a Fishing Tournament, June 11, 1960 (1960)Osvaldo Salas Freire, Ernest Hemingway with Fidel Castro after a Fishing Tournament, June 11, 1960, 1960, gelatin silver print, Ackland Art Museum, Gift of Dr. David L. Craven, 2007.21.2.Ackland Art Museum.

Exhibitions Group exhibitions of his works include: in 1967, Expo’67, Pabellón Cubano, Montreal;"$100,000 photographic exhibition at Expo" The Ottawa Citizen. January 24, 1967. p.13. Retrieved February 22, 2022. 1985, County Hall, London.Januszczak, Waldemar (July 23, 1985). "Galleries Briefing". The Guardian. p. 11. Retrieved February 22, 2022. 2000, Cuba, A Photographic Journey, The College of Santa Fe;Weidman, Paul (January 14, 2000). "Documenting Revolution". The New Mexican: Pasatiempo. p. P18. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

Collections His works are in the collections of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,"Osvaldo Salas". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. the Smithsonian American Art Museum,"Osvaldo Salas". SAAM. Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba; Center for Cuban Studies, New York, NY; Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione, Parma University, Parma, Italy; Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba; Galleria IF, Milan, Italy; Galleria Il Diafragma Kodak, Milan, Italy; Maison de la Culture de la Seine Saint-Denis, Paris, France; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba.

References

Further reading Articles Tweddle, Christine (January 25, 1992). "Man for All Seasons". The Independent Magazine. pp. 38, 40 Munoz, Lorenza (January 28, 1999). "Putting a Human Face on Revolution". The Los Angeles Times Weekend Calendar. pp. 46, 48

Books Salas, Osvaldo; Salas, Roberto (1997). Ernesto Che Guevara: fotografias, 1960-1964. La Habana: Instituto Cubano del Libro. . Salas, Osvaldo; Salas, Roberto (1998). Fidel's Cuba: A Revolution in Pictures. New York: Thunder Mouth's Press. .

External links

Osvaldo Salas at National Baseball Hall of Fame Osvaldo Salas at Artnet Osvaldo Salas at Smithsonian American Art Museum Osvaldo Salas at Artsy Roberto Salas Photography