Progress update

Data collection- So far I've collected images from all parts of the world. I've focussed primarily on photos taken of Che images found on billboards, government buildings, walls, posters, etc. I've also started a preliminary search in world newspapers. The images that accompany stories in newspapers in Latin America and on the BBC News website are not always the Korda image that has become so well known.

The photographs found depict Che in a variety of mediums. The photos found in Cuba are of a nationalistic nature. Many are of road signs or are large murals painted on walls. Most of the photos taken in Latin America are of murals and stencil paintings. Images of Che found in Europe range from small stencil paintings to posters to partials of the Korda image displayed outside of an art museum. Photos of Che have been difficult to find in Asian countries, but I did find one poster aligned with a beer ad in Korea.

Further Research - I need to continue my search for images across the world and begin to categorize what I find. So far the styles range, from large murals to stencil paintings and from posters to street art. Official government images can be found in Cuba and statues are can be found in Cuba and Bolivia. Further research needs to be done into images found in world newspapers. Aligning these images with the tone of the story could also provide insight into how the image is perceived or what it means t0 each country.