Joe Rosenthal
(American, 1911–2006)
Biography
In 1945, during the Second World War, Rosenthal was working as a photographer for the Associated Press in the Pacific Theater. On February 23, 1945, he captured the image that would become his most famous work, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, a photograph of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The image quickly became a symbol of American patriotism and military sacrifice.
Rosenthal's iconic photograph won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1945, and was later used as the basis for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
Rosenthal continued to work as a photographer, covering events such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He died on August 20, 2006, at the age of 94. In 2019, an album of his photographs taken on Iwo Jima sold at auction for $47,500.
Joe Rosenthal Artworks
Joe Rosenthal
Raising the U.S. Flag at Mt. Suribachi, Iwo..., 1945
Sale Date: February 21, 2019
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Joe Rosenthal
Evacuation of a wounded marine, with other..., 1943
Sale Date: January 29, 2019
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Joe Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima * Marines of the...
Sale Date: April 19, 2018
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Joe Rosenthal
Raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Sale Date: May 18, 2017
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Circle of Joe Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, 1945
Sale Date: November 18, 2016
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Joe Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Sale Date: October 27, 2016
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