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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

Kutas László (1936 - 2023)
Kutas László
1936 - 2023
Kilian Leonard Dax (1954)
Kilian Leonard Dax
1954
Julius Kaesdorf (1914 - 1993)
Julius Kaesdorf
1914 - 1993
Gabor Torok (1952)
Gabor Torok
1952
Othmar Schimkowitz (1864 - 1947)
Othmar Schimkowitz
1864 - 1947
Ádám Dallos (1986)
Ádám Dallos
1986
István (Istvan) Orosz (1951)
István (Istvan) Orosz
1951
Laszlo Bornemisza (1910 - 1995)
Laszlo Bornemisza
1910 - 1995
 Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Brassaï
1899 - 1984
Géza Vörös (1897 - 1957)
Géza Vörös
1897 - 1957
Gyula Derkovits (1894 - 1934)
Gyula Derkovits
1894 - 1934
Endre Rozsda (1913 - 1999)
Endre Rozsda
1913 - 1999
Istvan Ilosvai Varga (1895 - 1978)
Istvan Ilosvai Varga
1895 - 1978
Vilmos Perlrott-Csaba (1880 - 1955)
Vilmos Perlrott-Csaba
1880 - 1955
Margit Anna (Sichermann) (1913 - 1991)
Margit Anna (Sichermann)
1913 - 1991
Oscar Glatz (1872 - 1958)
Oscar Glatz
1872 - 1958

Creators Black & white photo

Fritz Uphoff (1890 - 1966)
Fritz Uphoff
1890 - 1966
Achille Etna Michallon (1796 - 1822)
Achille Etna Michallon
1796 - 1822
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets (1921 - 2003)
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets
1921 - 2003
Carl Martin Ebersberg (1818 - 1880)
Carl Martin Ebersberg
1818 - 1880
Eugeniusz Kazimirovsky (1873 - 1939)
Eugeniusz Kazimirovsky
1873 - 1939
Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850)
Honoré de Balzac
1799 - 1850
Maria Walter ()
Maria Walter
Rudolf Wimmer (1849 - 1915)
Rudolf Wimmer
1849 - 1915
Élise Bruyère (1776 - 1847)
Élise Bruyère
1776 - 1847
Herbert List (1903 - 1975)
Herbert List
1903 - 1975
Wilhelm Schodde (1883 - 1951)
Wilhelm Schodde
1883 - 1951
Abraham Hulk II (1851 - 1922)
Abraham Hulk II
1851 - 1922
Vitol'd Kaetanovich Byalynitsky-Birulya (1872 - 1957)
Vitol'd Kaetanovich Byalynitsky-Birulya
1872 - 1957
Fairfield Porter (1907 - 1975)
Fairfield Porter
1907 - 1975
Nikolai Nikolayevich Evreinov (1879 - 1953)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Evreinov
1879 - 1953
Reinhold Werner (1864 - 1939)
Reinhold Werner
1864 - 1939
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