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Cornell Capa

Cornell Capa is an American photographer, photojournalist and founder of the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, the younger brother of the famous war correspondent Robert Capa.

Cornell Capa was known for his humanistic approach to photography, often capturing the lives and struggles of ordinary people. Throughout his career, he covered many important events, including the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Vietnam War. Capa also photographed many famous people including John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and Pablo Picasso.

In 1974, Cornell Capa founded ICP, which has since become one of the world's leading photography education and exhibition institutions. The ICP's mission is to promote the understanding and appreciation of photography as an art form as well as a means of communication and social change.

Throughout his career Capa has received numerous awards and honours, including the National Medal of Arts in 1988. His photographs continue to be exhibited in galleries and museums around the world and his legacy lives on through ICP.

Date and place of birt:10 april 1918, Budapest, Hungary
Date and place of death:23 may 2008, New York City, USA
Nationality:Hungary, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Documentary photography, Photojournalism, Street Photography
Art style:Realism, Black & white photo
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Creators Hungary

A. de Fleury (1957)
A. de Fleury
1957
Dóra Keresztes (1953)
Dóra Keresztes
1953
Margit Anna (Sichermann) (1913 - 1991)
Margit Anna (Sichermann)
1913 - 1991
Istvan Macsai (1922 - 2005)
Istvan Macsai
1922 - 2005
Árpád Basch (1873 - 1944)
Árpád Basch
1873 - 1944
György Jovánovics (1939)
György Jovánovics
1939
Adolf Feniesh (1867 - 1945)
Adolf Feniesh
1867 - 1945
Memos Makrisz (1913 - 1993)
Memos Makrisz
1913 - 1993
Laszlo Bornemisza (1910 - 1995)
Laszlo Bornemisza
1910 - 1995
Vera Székely (1919 - 1994)
Vera Székely
1919 - 1994
Janos Laszlo Aldor (1895 - 1944)
Janos Laszlo Aldor
1895 - 1944
Jozsef Rona (1861 - 1939)
Jozsef Rona
1861 - 1939
Bertalan Sekei (1835 - 1910)
Bertalan Sekei
1835 - 1910
Joseph Csaky (1888 - 1971)
Joseph Csaky
1888 - 1971
Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997)
Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
Gabor Torok (1952)
Gabor Torok
1952

Creators Black & white photo

Anna Peters (1843 - 1926)
Anna Peters
1843 - 1926
Jean Laudy (1877 - 1956)
Jean Laudy
1877 - 1956
Jose Casado del Alisal (1832 - 1886)
Jose Casado del Alisal
1832 - 1886
Christian Ruben (1805 - 1875)
Christian Ruben
1805 - 1875
Julius Adam II (1852 - 1913)
Julius Adam II
1852 - 1913
Johann Gotthard von Müller (1747 - 1830)
Johann Gotthard von Müller
1747 - 1830
Louis Amable Crapelet (1822 - 1867)
Louis Amable Crapelet
1822 - 1867
Grigoriy Grigorievich Myasoyedov (1834 - 1911)
Grigoriy Grigorievich Myasoyedov
1834 - 1911
Robert Eberle (1815 - 1859)
Robert Eberle
1815 - 1859
Basil James Nightingale (1864 - 1960)
Basil James Nightingale
1864 - 1960
Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (1878 - 1927)
Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev
1878 - 1927
Gustav Karl Ludwig Richter (1823 - 1884)
Gustav Karl Ludwig Richter
1823 - 1884
Philippe-Laurent Roland (1746 - 1816)
Philippe-Laurent Roland
1746 - 1816
Harry Hearendel (1896 - 1991)
Harry Hearendel
1896 - 1991
Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck (1567 - 1637)
Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck
1567 - 1637
James Arthur O'Connor (1792 - 1841)
James Arthur O'Connor
1792 - 1841
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