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PEN Cuba meeting in 1945

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PEN Cuba meeting in 1945

Photograph of a gathering held by the original Cuban Centre, then called the PEN Club of Cuba, which was established by Jorge Mañach y Robato in Havana in 1945. This event could have been the Centre’s inaugural meeting, which took place at Restaurante Paris (now known as El Patio) in Havana’s Cathedral Square on 4 October 1945. Some of the Centre’s founding members can be seen seated at the top table, including, from left to right: Enrique Labrador Ruiz; Octavio R. Costa y Blanco, president (1951-59); Jorge Mañach y Robato, founder and first president (1945-48); José Manuel Valdés Rodríguez; Francisco Ichaso Macías, president (1948-51); and Nicolás Guillén.

Réunion de PEN Cuba en 1945

Photographie d'un rassemblement organisé par le premier Centre cubain, alors nommé PEN Club à Cuba, fondé par Jorge Mañach y Robato à La Havane en 1945. Cet événement était peut-être la rencontre inaugurale du Centre qui s'est déroulée au Restaurante Paris (aujourd'hui nommé El Patio) sur la Place de la Cathédrale à La Havane, le 4 octobre 1945. On peut voir certains des membres fondateurs du Centre assis à la table principale, incluant, de gauche à droite: Enrique Labrador Ruiz; Octavio R. Costa y Blanco, président (1951-59); Jorge Mañach y Robato, fondateur et premier président (1945-48); José Manuel Valdés Rodríguez; Francisco Ichaso Macías, président (1948-51); et Nicolás Guillén.

Reunión del PEN Cuba en 1945

Fotografía de una reunión organizada por el Centro Cubano, llamado entonces PEN Club de Cuba, fundado por Jorge Mañach y Robato en La Habana el 1945. Este encuentro pudo ser parte de la reunión inaugural del Centro, que tuvo lugar en el Restaurante Paris (hoy llamado El Patio) en la Plaza de la Catedral de La Habana, el 4 de octubre de 1945. Algunos de los miembros fundadores pueden verse sentados en la mesa principal. De izquierda a derecha: Enrique Labrador Ruiz; Octavio R. Costa y Blanco, presidente (1951-59); Jorge Mañach y Robato, fundador y primer presidente (1945-48); José Manuel Valdés Rodríguez; Francisco Ichaso Macías, presidente (1948-51); y Nicolás Guillén.

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[1945]

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Cuban Writers in Exile Centre

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Cuban Writers in Exile Centre  (Pen Club de Escritores Cubanos en el Exilio)

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