Robert Capa: Photographs - Hardcover

Capa, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394544218 ISBN 13: 9780394544212

Publisher: Knopf, 1985

Synopsis

Collects documentary photographs of subjects such as wars, American soldiers, Paris, Israeli immigrants, a New York City gymnasium, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso

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Review:

Robert Capa, whose images of the Spanish Civil War brought home the hideous suffering of that conflict and brought Capa international fame, is the 20th century's most accomplished photographer of warfare. This collection of Capa's work demonstrates that he was more than a war photographer: he was a master of depicting ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances. The volume includes an essay by Cornell Capa, the photographer's brother and the founder of the International Center for Photography, as well as a foreword by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

From the Back Cover:

Robert Capa: Photographs is the first true retrospective book of one of the century's greatest photographers. Drawing upon hundreds of previously unseen images, this collection reveals Capa as one of the great poets of the camera. Robert Capa demonstrated not only a passionate commitment to improving the human condition, but also an unfailing eye for graphic impact. Although his photographs remain the definitive visual records of such momentous events as the siege of Madrid, the bombing of Hankou, and the Allied landings on D-Day, many of his images have a timeless and universal quality that transcends the specifics of history. A Spanish soldier recoils at the impact of a bullet, the final instant of his life. In a scene of perfect joy, a group of Chinese children laugh at the sky as snow begins to fall. Four farm workers, hauling all the belongings they can manage, trudge grimly away from an apocalyptic backdrop of smoke and ruins: their war-devastated homes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0394544218
• ISBN 13: 9780394544212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242