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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

Vilmos Perlrott-Csaba (1880 - 1955)
Vilmos Perlrott-Csaba
1880 - 1955
Szabolcs Bozó (1992)
Szabolcs Bozó
1992
Esteban Fekete (1924 - 2009)
Esteban Fekete
1924 - 2009
Dóra Keresztes (1953)
Dóra Keresztes
1953
Elmyr de Hory (1906 - 1976)
Elmyr de Hory
1906 - 1976
Róbert Berény (1887 - 1953)
Róbert Berény
1887 - 1953
Étienne Hajdú (1907 - 1996)
Étienne Hajdú
1907 - 1996
Árpád Basch (1873 - 1944)
Árpád Basch
1873 - 1944
János Jankó (1833 - 1896)
János Jankó
1833 - 1896
Ernő Rubik (1944)
Ernő Rubik
1944
Othmar Schimkowitz (1864 - 1947)
Othmar Schimkowitz
1864 - 1947
Jozsef Ripple-Ronai (1861 - 1927)
Jozsef Ripple-Ronai
1861 - 1927
Victor Madaras (1830 - 1917)
Victor Madaras
1830 - 1917
Jenö Kéméndy (1860 - 1925)
Jenö Kéméndy
1860 - 1925
Mari Biasini (1866 - 1937)
Mari Biasini
1866 - 1937
Vilmos Nagy (1874 - 1953)
Vilmos Nagy
1874 - 1953

Creators Black & white photo

Jerry Ott (1947)
Jerry Ott
1947
Anton Rudolf Mauve (1838 - 1888)
Anton Rudolf Mauve
1838 - 1888
Ernest Viveiros (1954)
Ernest Viveiros
1954
Raffaello Romanelli (1856 - 1928)
Raffaello Romanelli
1856 - 1928
Victoria Markovna Belakovskaya (1901 - 1965)
Victoria Markovna Belakovskaya
1901 - 1965
Josef Wolf (1820 - 1899)
Josef Wolf
1820 - 1899
Pavel Yakovlevich Pavlinov (1881 - 1966)
Pavel Yakovlevich Pavlinov
1881 - 1966
Gunnar Berg (1863 - 1893)
Gunnar Berg
1863 - 1893
Vincenzo de Stefani (1859 - 1937)
Vincenzo de Stefani
1859 - 1937
Eduard Kaempffer (1859 - 1926)
Eduard Kaempffer
1859 - 1926
Dmitry Nicolajevich Kardovsky (1866 - 1943)
Dmitry Nicolajevich Kardovsky
1866 - 1943
Fausto Zonaro (1854 - 1929)
Fausto Zonaro
1854 - 1929
Arnold Odermatt (1925 - 2021)
Arnold Odermatt
1925 - 2021
Johann Victor Tobler (1846 - 1915)
Johann Victor Tobler
1846 - 1915
Vladislav Bakalovich (1831 - 1904)
Vladislav Bakalovich
1831 - 1904
Cornelis Jacobsz Delff (1570 - 1643)
Cornelis Jacobsz Delff
1570 - 1643
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