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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

Gustav Friedrich Keleti (1834 - 1902)
Gustav Friedrich Keleti
1834 - 1902
Emile Lahner (1893 - 1980)
Emile Lahner
1893 - 1980
Vilmos Aba-Novak (1894 - 1941)
Vilmos Aba-Novak
1894 - 1941
Simon Hantaï (1922 - 2008)
Simon Hantaï
1922 - 2008
Esteban Fekete (1924 - 2009)
Esteban Fekete
1924 - 2009
Ferenc Kóka (1934 - 1997)
Ferenc Kóka
1934 - 1997
Mark Rubovics (1867 - 1947)
Mark Rubovics
1867 - 1947
Sándor Ziffer (1880 - 1962)
Sándor Ziffer
1880 - 1962
Ernő Rubik (1944)
Ernő Rubik
1944
Pierre Szekely (1923 - 2001)
Pierre Szekely
1923 - 2001
Laslo Mednyansky (1852 - 1919)
Laslo Mednyansky
1852 - 1919
Jozsef Ripple-Ronai (1861 - 1927)
Jozsef Ripple-Ronai
1861 - 1927
Béla Apáti Abkarovics (1888 - 1957)
Béla Apáti Abkarovics
1888 - 1957
Lajos Kassák (1887 - 1967)
Lajos Kassák
1887 - 1967
Istvan Macsai (1922 - 2005)
Istvan Macsai
1922 - 2005
Attila Kovács (1938 - 2017)
Attila Kovács
1938 - 2017

Creators Black & white photo

Jan August Hendrik Leys (1815 - 1869)
Jan August Hendrik Leys
1815 - 1869
Vladimir Yegorovich Makovsky (1846 - 1920)
Vladimir Yegorovich Makovsky
1846 - 1920
Salvador Viniegra (1862 - 1915)
Salvador Viniegra
1862 - 1915
Else Weber (1893 - 1994)
Else Weber
1893 - 1994
Leokadiia Belvertaite (1904 - 1992)
Leokadiia Belvertaite
1904 - 1992
Frederick Theodor Kloss (1802 - 1876)
Frederick Theodor Kloss
1802 - 1876
Fritz Discher (1880 - 1983)
Fritz Discher
1880 - 1983
John Maxwell (1905 - 1962)
John Maxwell
1905 - 1962
Carl Wilhelm Hübner (1814 - 1879)
Carl Wilhelm Hübner
1814 - 1879
Alfredo Pariani (1876 - 1931)
Alfredo Pariani
1876 - 1931
Vasily Maksimovich Maksimov (1844 - 1911)
Vasily Maksimovich Maksimov
1844 - 1911
Auguste Moynier (1820 - 1891)
Auguste Moynier
1820 - 1891
Julius Simmonds (1843 - 1924)
Julius Simmonds
1843 - 1924
Oleg Yuryevich Yakhnin (1945)
Oleg Yuryevich Yakhnin
1945
Reinholdt Nielsen (1891 - 1984)
Reinholdt Nielsen
1891 - 1984
Ivan Mikhailovich Karpov (1898 - 1970)
Ivan Mikhailovich Karpov
1898 - 1970
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