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RIP, Cornell Capa
Cornell Capa, photographer, founder of the International Center of Photography, and member of Magnum, died today at 90. The Times has a nice obit. ...
Cornell Capa, photographer, founder of the International Center of Photography, and member of Magnum, died today at 90.
The Times has a nice obit. It doesn’t get much more iconic than Robert and Cornell Capa. Robert was killed by a landmine in Vietnam in 1954. Some of the Robert Capa imagery that’s seared into my brain:
Omaha Beach, Normandy coast. First wave of American troops landing on D-Day, 1944
Death of A Republican Volunteer, Spain 1938
Robert Capa with the American First Airborne Division, 1945
Cornell was protective of his brother’s legacy. When the legitimacy of Death of a Republican Volunteer was in question, Cornell tracked down the soldier’s information. He continued on after Robert’s death as a photographer for Magnum, and in 1974 founded ICP.
Harlem. Savoy Ballroom, 1939
Guatemala, 1953
Buffalo. Robert F. Kennedy campaigning for the Senate, 1964
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