- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Aperture; New edition edition (March 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0893816906
- ISBN-13: 978-0893816902
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 29 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #9 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( A-C ) > Capa, Robert
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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.
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Capa's (1913-1954) photographs have become icons of the horrors and futility of war. This volume contains some of his most dramatic pictures of the battles he covered?the Spanish Civil War, the Japanese invasion of China in 1938, the European theater during WWII, the Israeli War for Independence in 1948 and the French-Indochina War. Capa risked his life to capture these images, going ashore in Normandy with the first wave of troops to hit Omaha Beach on D-Day, parachuting into Germany with American troops in 1945 and accompanying French soldiers on a mission in Vietnam, where he was killed when he stepped on a land mine. Whelan (Alfred Stieglitz: A Biography) points out that Capa showed sympathy for soldiers and civilians on both sides of every conflict, and the compassionate aspect of his work is underscored by the inclusion of sensitive pictures that have nothing to do with war, such as scenes of Chinese children playing in the snow and a U.S. medic treating a German soldier in 1943. This beautifully produced book is a fitting tribute to one of the great photographers of our time.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure empathy,
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This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Paperback)
Ordinary people caught under extraordinary circumstances are what give these images the power that they have and elicit pure empathy from the viewer. Robert Capa earned his place in photographic history and left behind a body of work for us to consider...
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Amazing photographs,
By A Customer
This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Hardcover)
This book has some really amazing photography, they have a really powerful message. I like photos that make me feel something and Robert Capa's photos difinatly do that. Robert Capa was in the right place and the right time with alot of his photos. The only thing the book lacked i feel is more background on the photos.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Pure empathy,
By Damian P. Gadal - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Paperback)
Ordinary people caught under extraordinary circumstances are what give these images the power that they have and elicit pure empathy from the viewer. Robert Capa earned his place in photographic history and left behind a body of work for us to consider...
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Capa Photographs,
By Frank Hertelendy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Hardcover)
This is a beautiful book by one of the great photographers who shot his dramatic photos right at the frontline of wars. His years in Paris, his friendship and photos of the giants of European art and cultur reflects the recognition he received from his contemporaries. His tragic death in Vietnam was a great loss for everyone interested in his art!
5 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing photographs,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Hardcover)
This book has some really amazing photography, they have a really powerful message. I like photos that make me feel something and Robert Capa's photos difinatly do that. Robert Capa was in the right place and the right time with alot of his photos. The only thing the book lacked i feel is more background on the photos.
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