A gouache on paper painting titled Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA.
The tense stand-off that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. President J. F. Kennedy, a US commander, Cuban leaders Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Soviet premier Nikita Krushchev and the artist as a Cuban Guerillero.
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Sursock, N. (2025, September 22). Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21058/cuban-missile-crisis-1962/
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Sursock, Nicha. "Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962." World History Encyclopedia, September 22, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21058/cuban-missile-crisis-1962/.
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Sursock, Nicha. "Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21058/cuban-missile-crisis-1962/.
