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
MARINES RAISING THE FLAG AT IWO JIMA, 1945
Sale Date: February 14, 2016
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Joe Rosenthal
MARINES RAISING THE FLAG AT IWO JIMA,..., 1994–1995
Sale Date: December 13, 2015
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Joe Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Sale Date: November 13, 2015
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Joe Rosenthal
1945 Flag Raising at Iwo Jima, Iconic..., 1945
Sale Date: August 14, 2015
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.jpg "Selected 'Flag Raising' Images (4 works)")
Joe Rosenthal
Marines érigeant le drapeau américain au..., 1945
Sale Date: March 25, 2015
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Joe Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Sale Date: January 25, 2015
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Joe Rosenthal
Raising flag at Iwo Jima, Mount Suribachi...., 1945
Sale Date: November 16, 2014
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Joe Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Sale Date: April 29, 2014
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.jpg "Album of photographs taken on Iwo Jima..., 1945")
Joe Rosenthal
Album of photographs taken on Iwo Jima..., 1945
Sale Date: February 22, 2013
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