Robert Capa

(Hungarian, 1913–1954)

pablo picasso, dans la chambre grands augustins by robert capa

Robert Capa

Pablo Picasso, dans la Chambre Grands Augustins, 1944

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captured german officer with allied soldiers during paris liberation by robert capa

Robert Capa

Captured German Officer with Allied Soldiers During Paris Liberation, 1944

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allied troops in paris attacking germans entrenched in public buildings, 11 september 1944 by robert capa

Robert Capa

Allied Troops in Paris Attacking Germans Entrenched in Public Buildings, 11 September 1944

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Biography

Timeline

1913
Born Andre Friedmann to Jewish parents in Budapest, Hungary
1931 - 1933
Studied Political Science, Deutsche Hochschule für Politik, Berlin, Germany
1933
Driven out of the country by the threat of a Nazi regime, he settled in Paris, France
1938
Capa travelled to China and emigrated to New York, USA a year later
1947
Capa founded Magnum Photos with Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour, George Rodger, and William Vandivert
1954
Awarded the Croix de Guerre (War Cross) with Palm from the French Army (posthumously)
Died while photographing for Life Magazine in Thai-Binh, Indochina, where he stepped on a landmine
1955
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award was established to reward exceptional professional merit

Exhibitions

2005 - 2006
Retrospective, Galerie Am Tunnel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway; Kunsthalle, Fellbach, Germany
2004 - 2005
Robert Capa connu et inconnu, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France; Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
2002
Israel, Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme, Paris, France
Slightly out of focus, Daimaru Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1999
Heart of Spain: Capa's Photographs of the Spanish Civil War, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
1997
Robert Capa: A Retrospective, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
1995
Capa's life, Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan
1991
Robert Capa: A Retrospective, Sala de Exposiciones de la Disputacion, Burgos, Spain; Circulo de Bella Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
Children of War, Children of Peace, International Center of Photography, New York, USA
1990
Capa and Capa (with Cornell Capa), Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan
1985
Robert Capa: Photographs, International Center of Photography, New York, USA
1976
Capa: emlèkkiàllilàs, Budapest Mücsarnok, Budapest, Hungary

Literature

2001
Robert Capa Connu et Inconnu - BNF éditions, Paris, France
Robert Capa: The Definitive Collection - Phaidon Press Ltd, UK; (La Collection) Phaidon Press, France
1999
Heart of Spain - Aperture, USA
1996 - 2001
Robert Capa: Photographs - Aperture, USA; (Robert Capa: Photographies) Editions Nathan, Paris
1991
Children of War, Children of Peace - Bulfinch Press, USA
1990
Capa & Capa: Brothers in Photography - International Center of Photography, USA
1988
Robert Capa: Photographs from Israel - The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
1985
Robert Capa: Photographs - Alfred A. Knopf, USA; (Robert Capa Photographe) Sylvie Messinger, France; Art&, Italy
Robert Capa: A Biography (by Richard Whelan) - Alfred A. Knopf, USA; Mazarine, France
1974
Robert Capa 1913-1954 - Grossman Publishers, USA