Promising Paradise

An Exploration Of Americas Fascination With Cuba, Featuring More Than 150 Rare Photographs, Movie Posters And Ephemera That Promoted Cuba As A Glamorous Paradise Midcentury America Witnessed A Frenzy For Cuba And Latin Culture. Beaches, Nightclubs And Casinos Lured Tourists South To A Tropical Playground, While Hollywood Celebrities And Cuban Performers Fueled A Craze For Rumba, Mambo And Afro-cuban Jazz In The States. Stars Such As Lucille Ball, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway And Desi Arnaz Flocked To Havana To Let Loose And Enjoy The Music Of Prez Prado, Celia Cruz And Chico Ofarrill, Alongside Writers Such As Ernest Hemingway And Guillermo Infante Cabrera.