REYNIER LEYVA NOVO (b. 1983)
El deseo de morir por otros (casts from original weapons used by leaders of the 19th century Cuban independence movement)
polyester resin, in eight parts
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes's revolver: 9 x 5¹⁄₂ x 1¹⁄₂ in. (22.9 x 14 x 3.8 cm.)
José Martí's revolver: 12¹⁄₄ x 5⁷⁄₈ x 1³⁄₄ in. (31.1 x 14.9 x 4.4 cm.)
Calixto García Iñiguez's revolver: 11¹⁄₂ x 5³⁄₄ x 1³⁄₄ in. (29.2 x 14.6 x 4.4 cm.)
Antonio Maceo's machete: 32³⁄₈ x 1⁷⁄₈ x 1¹⁄₈ in. (82.2 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm.)
Manuel Sanguily's machete: 32³⁄₈ x 1⁷⁄₈ x 1¹⁄₈ in. (82.2 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm.)
Quintín Banderas' machete: 32 x 4 x 1¹⁄₈ in. (81.3 x 10.2 x 2.9 cm.)
Máximo Gómez's machete: 27¹⁄₄ x 3⁷⁄₈ x 1³⁄₈ in. (69.2 x 9.9 x 3.5 cm.)
Francisco Gómez Toro's bullet: 3/4 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. (1.9 x 1 x 0.6 cm.)
overall dimensions are variable when installed.
Executed in 2012.
This work is from an edition of five, plus two artist's proofs.

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 2013

Sweden, Bildmuseet Umeå, El polvo, la sangre, el sueño común, 24 February-26 May 2013.
Havana, Museo del Ron, El deber de ser libres, 9 September-9 November 2013.
Havana, Colegio San Gerónimo, XI Bienal de la Habana: Artistic Practices and Social Imaginaries, 11 May-11 June 2012.

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist, dated 11 October 2013.