andrew_somerset1 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Look <a href="http://www.zonezero.com/kordasche/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a><p> The comment that the image did more for his cause than Che himself ever achieved is interesting. The image might be said to have made Che acceptable -- transformed him from a guerilla revolutionary to a vaguely "progressive" figure -- thus the comments above that he was a misguided idealist, which neglects the fact that he was an idealist toting a tommy gun. I have always wondered if the students who display his image as an icon buy into the underlying ideology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markci Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Some people seem to be seriously losing sight of the question. The question is not who is the most famous person, but what is the most famous photo. The comments about Mao or Marley are irrelevent, because no one particular photograph of them is that famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markci Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 An artist who knew a little something about fame...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 BTW, Eisie's favorite photo was the one he took of the leader of the Michigan Marching Band folowed by copying his stride in Ann Arbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_green1 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Actually, there IS one specific image of Mao that was used on millions upon millions of posters in China, and was also incorporated into Warhol's series on the banality of fame (as were Che, Marilyn, Liz Taylor, and several individuals that I can't recall). Was it shot with a Leica? I don't know, but probably not. Probably, that's the most famous Seagull photo of all time, but for some reason, that's a less compelling subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikep1 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Tim, What the heck's a bong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Mike P., You've helped me once, so, a bong is a pipe for smoking marijana through using water as a filter/cooler (the smoke bubbles through the water like a Turkish Nargile (http://www.yurdan.com/yrdn/gift_shop_dept.asp?dept%5Fid=70), even though warm/hot water filters better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mph Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Hey, isn't this the guy who's on the tail of Alaska Airlines planes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikep1 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Thanks Steve! Appreciate the info. Think I'll light up a splif and sing along.. "Get up, Stand up! Stand up for your rights!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 <I>Hey, isn't this the guy who's on the tail of Alaska Airlines planes?</I><P>No, that would be Chuck Manson on the plane's tail... www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmo Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 <center><img border=0 src="http://pweb.netcom.com/~edmo/MARLE~44.jpg"></center><center><i>boston music hall</i></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahlster Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hey how many buckets of KFC have been sold with the Colonels face on them that has to be close to a billion they been selling those for 40 years LOL now all over the world.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd thacker Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 <center><img src="http://www.grudge-match.com/Images/kfc.jpg"height="240" width="156"><p>The Colonel?<p><p><img src="http://www.chingaso.com/images/Image/che.gif" height="545" width="540"><P>or, Guerrillero Heróico?<p></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd thacker Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 <center><img src="http://www.1stoprockshop.com/images/products/spk-0283che_small.gif" height="132" width="81"><p>keychains<p><img src="http://www.istanbultokathmandu.com/images/che.jpg" height="225" width="300"><p>cigars<p><img src="http://www.iceh.org/images/Che%20No%20Photo.gif" height="339" width="291"> <p>the real thing</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I would be happy to never see that picture again. No political reason, just fed up with it. Every students wall sported this pic in the 60s and 70s until 'Tennis Girl' came along. Tired image, tired subject. Good luck on getting the royalties though. Deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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