Joe Rosenthal

(American, 1911–2006)

Joe Rosenthal was born on October 9, 1911, in Washington D.C. and took up photography as a hobby during the Great Depression. After a spell as an office boy, he went to San Francisco to work as a reporter-photographer at the San Francisco News.
 
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 (161 results)
Raising the American flag atop Mt...., 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising the American flag atop Mt...., 1945

Sale Date: April 20, 2024

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Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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RAISING THE FLAG AT IWO JIMA, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

RAISING THE FLAG AT IWO JIMA, 1945

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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(WWII) Group of 4 photographs of Allied..., 1941

Joe Rosenthal

(WWII) Group of 4 photographs of Allied..., 1941

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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(WWII) Group of 4 photographs of Allied..., 1941

Joe Rosenthal

(WWII) Group of 4 photographs of Allied..., 1941

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Group of 3 Photographs of the Iwo Jima..., 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Group of 3 Photographs of the Iwo Jima..., 1945

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Iwo Jima Invasion, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Iwo Jima Invasion, 1945

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima., 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima., 1945

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima' and Selected..., 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima' and Selected..., 1945

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Contact Prints (three works)

Joe Rosenthal

Contact Prints (three works)

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Signed Reprint of His Iwo Jima Flag Raising...

Joe Rosenthal

Signed Reprint of His Iwo Jima Flag Raising...

Sale Date: September 10, 2022

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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945, 1945

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: April 14, 2022

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Flag Raising at Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Flag Raising at Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal

Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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