Robert Capa: Photographs (Aperture Monograph S)

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Product Description Robert Capa: Photographs is a major retrospective of one of the century’s greatest photographers. Drawing upon hundreds of previously unseen images, this collection reveals Capa as one of the great poets of the camera. In these photographs, we see the world through the eyes of a driven humanist who was also a documentarian of the highest caliber. While previous volumes on Capa have focused on his role as a war photographer, Robert Capa: Photographs shows us the remarkable range of his work: the sufferings as well as the tenderness, humor, and wonder of his subjects. The extraordinary book includes poignant comments by Capa’s close friend Henri Cartier-Bresson and by Cornell Capa (Robert’s younger brother and the Founding Director of the International Center of Photography), as well as a historical essay by Robert Capa biographer Richard Whelan. The dramatic collection of images in Robert Capa: Photographs shows that he captured―through the events of history―the very heart of humanity. Amazon.com Review Robert Capa, whose images of the Spanish Civil War brought home the hideous suffering of that conflict and brought Capa international fame, is the 20th century's most accomplished photographer of warfare. This collection of Capa's work demonstrates that he was more than a war photographer: he was a master of depicting ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances. The volume includes an essay by Cornell Capa, the photographer's brother and the founder of the International Center for Photography, as well as a foreword by Henri Cartier-Bresson. From Publishers Weekly Capa's (1913-1954) photographs have become icons of the horrors and futility of war. This volume contains some of his most dramatic pictures of the battles he covered?the Spanish Civil War, the Japanese invasion of China in 1938, the European theater during WWII, the Israeli War for Independence in 1948 and the French-Indochina War. Capa risked his life to capture these images, going ashore in Normandy with the first wave of troops to hit Omaha Beach on D-Day, parachuting into Germany with American troops in 1945 and accompanying French soldiers on a mission in Vietnam, where he was killed when he stepped on a land mine. Whelan (Alfred Stieglitz: A Biography) points out that Capa showed sympathy for soldiers and civilians on both sides of every conflict, and the compassionate aspect of his work is underscored by the inclusion of sensitive pictures that have nothing to do with war, such as scenes of Chinese children playing in the snow and a U.S. medic treating a German soldier in 1943. This beautifully produced book is a fitting tribute to one of the great photographers of our time. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Capa ranks among the century's most important photographers, yet this book is the first complete retrospective of his work. All the elements of fine photography?control of tones, composition, gathering light, and the nonintrusive presence of the camera?are found in Capa's work. Moreover, the photographer seemed to enjoy a special link to those he photographed, a characteristic that makes so many of his prints memorable and understandable to viewers. This book speaks of Capa's empathy and respect for his subjects, from strangers in the shadows of war to dear friends sharing joy. Capa had his finger on the camera's shutter at the perfect moment to capture a reality as cruel as a Loyalist militiaman taking a deadly bullet in the Spanish Civil War or as spirited as a children's snowball fight. Including a brief foreword by Henri Cartier-Bresson and a remembrance by Capa's brother, Cornell, this volume demonstrates Capa's artistic achievement with the full range of his images and the moods they capture in crisp reproductions. Highly recommended as a significant addition to any library collection.?David Bryant, New Canaan P.L., Ct. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Informat