id:			322549
accession number:	2018.498
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.498
updated:		2025-02-09 07:47:26.135000

The Barcelona hostages: after 36  hours of tension, the Spanish police attacked the Central Bank of Barcelona where an extremist commando was keeping a hundred persons hostage. Most of the terrorists, who were calling for the liberation of those who took part in the unsuccessful Putsch in the Cortes, surrendered after a relatively long exchange of shooting. All of the hostages were released, but several were wounded. The man seen from the back is a hostage who served as a negotiator during the 30 hours the act of terrorism lasted. In front of, and behind him: two of the terrorists, 1981. Jean Louis Atlan (French, b. 1939). Resin coated print; image: 20 x 29.5 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.498

title:				The Barcelona hostages: after 36  hours of tension, the Spanish police attacked the Central Bank of Barcelona where an extremist commando was keeping a hundred persons hostage. Most of the terrorists, who were calling for the liberation of those who took part in the unsuccessful Putsch in the Cortes, surrendered after a relatively long exchange of shooting. All of the hostages were released, but several were wounded. The man seen from the back is a hostage who served as a negotiator during the 30 hours the act of terrorism lasted. In front of, and behind him: two of the terrorists
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creation date:			1981
creation date earliest:		1981
creation date latest:		1981
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
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culture:	France
technique:	resin coated print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - French 20th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Jean Louis Atlan (French, b. 1939)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 20 x 29.5 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Commercially imprinted throughout, in grey ink, on verso: "sygma/ 5 rue des Vignes, Paris 75016 - Tél: 524 43 34"
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on the verso: "FCC F 712"
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	inscription:	Imprinted in black ink on verso: "LA PRISE D'OTAGES DE BARCELONE(underlined)         180 491/ BARCELONE, LES 23 ET 24 MAI 1981(underlined)/ APRES 36 HEURS DE TENSION, LA POLICE ESPAGNOLE A DONNE L'ASSAUT A LA BANQUE/ CENTRALE DE BARCELONE OU UN COMMANDO D'EXTREMISTES RETENAIT PRISONNIERES/ UNE CENTAINE DE PERSONNES. LA PLUPART DES TERRORISTES QUI RECLAMAIENT LA/ LIVERATION DES PUTSCHISTES CES CORTES SE SONT RENDU APRES  UNE ASSEZ LONGUE/ FUSILLADE ET TOUS LES OTAGES - PARMI LESQUELS ON RELEVE QUELQUES BLESSES - / ONT ETE LIBERES.
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	inscription:	Imprinted in black in on verso: "THE BARCELONA HOSTAGES(underlined)      180 491/ BARCELONA, MAY 23 & 24, 1981(underlined)/ AFTER 36 HOURS OF TENSION, THE SPANISH POLICE ATTACHED THE CENTRAL BANK OF BARCELONA WHERE AN/ EXTREMIST COMMANDO WAS KEEPING A HUNDRED PERSONS HOSTAGE. MOST OF THE TERRORISTS, WHO WERE/ CALLING FOR THE LIBERATION OF THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN THE UNSUCCESSFUL PUTSCH  IN THE CORTES,/ SURRENDERED AFTER A RELATIVELY LONG EXCHANGE OF SHOOTING. ALL OF THE HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED,/ BUT SEVERAL WERE WOUNDED."
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	inscription:	Imprinted in black ink on verso: "- L' HOME DE DOS EST UN OTAGE QUI A SERVI DE NEGOCIATEUR PENDANT LES 36 HEURES QU'A DURE LA PRISE D'OTAGES. DEVANT ET DERRIERE LUI: DEUX DES TERRORISTES. (24)/ PHOTO:  J.L. ATLAN  /  SYGMA(underlined)"
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	inscription:	Imprinted in black ink on verso: "- THE MAN SEEN FROM THE BACK IS A HOSTAGE WHO SERVED AS A NEGOTIATOR DURING THE 30 HOURS THE ACT/ OF TERRORISM LASTED. IN FRONT OF, AND BEHIND HIM: TWO OF THE TERRORISTS. (24)/ PHOTO: J. L. ATLAN  /  SYGMA(underlined)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "JLA-F-03"
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