George Washington Carleton, Our Artist in Cuba
“ The only merit the pictures possess, perhaps, is their faithfulness to nature. Though chiefly caricatures, they represent such incidents and scenes as every one, with both eyes open, sees, who visits Cuba; and being sketched upon the spot, with all the crispy freshness of a first impression, they possess a sort of photographic value, that, in spite of their grotesqueness, may prove more lasting than the entertainment which their humor offers. ”
George Washington Carleton, Our Artist in Cuba
“ Alas! beauty is but mask deep. STREETS OF HAVANA—CALLE OBRAPIA. The Cuban Wheelbarrow—In Repose. STREETS OF HAVANA—CALLE O'REILLY. The Cuban Wheelbarrow—In action. FIRST HOUR! SECOND HOUR!! THIRD HOUR!!!Our Artist forms the praiseworthy determination of studying the Spanish language, and devotes three hours to the enterprise. BED-ROOMS IN CUBA. The Scorpion of Havana,—encountered in his native jungle. SEA-BATHS IN HAVANA,Our Artist having prepared himself for a jolly plunge, inadvertently observes an insect peculiar to the water, and rather thinks he won't go in just now. ”
George Washington Carleton, Our Artist in Cuba
“ Washing in Havana.—$4.00 a dozen in gold. WASHING IN HAVANA.. I.—My pantaloons as they went in. II.—My pantaloons as they came out. CARNIVAL IN HAVANA.A Masquerade at the Tacon Theatre.—Types of Costume, with a glimpse of the "Cuban Dance" in the background. A MASK BALL AT THE TACON.Our artist mixes in the giddy dance, and falls desperately in love with this sweet creature—— but LATER IN THE EVENING,When the "sweet creature" unmasks, our Artist suddenly recovers from his fit of admiration. ”
