Robert Capa: Photographs (Aperture Monograph) [Paperback]

Richard Whelan (Author), Robert Capa (Photographer), Henri Cartier-Bresson (Photographer), Cornell Capa (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Aperture Monograph | Publication Date: June 15, 2005

"In an almost novelistic fashion, the pictures --presented chronologically--tell as much about the photographer as they do about the times Capa was chronicling." --Margarett Loke, ARTnews "His coverage of the Spanish civil war established Capa's reputation as a peerless battlefield photojournalist... But he was also a man who loved making pictures of beautiful women, famous men and grand parties. Often overlooked when discussing the Capa legacy, those too, were his life's work. Both Capas--the raconteur of high society and the fearless witness to war--are evident in Robert Capa: Photographs. The two sides of Capa's work may seem irreconcilable, but they're not. He was recording one world. His own." --Allison Adato, Life Magazine

Editorial Reviews

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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Aperture (June 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893816906
• ISBN-13: 978-0893816902
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 11.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure empathy, June 1, 2003

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Damian P. Gadal (Santa Barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Aperture Monograph) (Paperback)

Ordinary people caught under extraordinary circumstances are what give these images the power that they have and elicit pure empathy from the viewer. Robert Capa earned his place in photographic history and left behind a body of work for us to consider...

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Capa Photographs, March 25, 2006

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Frank Hertelendy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Aperture Monograph) (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book by one of the great photographers who shot his dramatic photos right at the frontline of wars. His years in Paris, his friendship and photos of the giants of European art and cultur reflects the recognition he received from his contemporaries. His tragic death in Vietnam was a great loss for everyone interested in his art!

5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing photographs, August 9, 1999

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This review is from: Robert Capa: Photographs (Aperture Monograph) (Hardcover)

This book has some really amazing photography, they have a really powerful message. I like photos that make me feel something and Robert Capa's photos difinatly do that. Robert Capa was in the right place and the right time with alot of his photos. The only thing the book lacked i feel is more background on the photos.