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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

Sigismund Pollack (1837 - 1912)
Sigismund Pollack
1837 - 1912
Ervin Patkai (1937 - 1985)
Ervin Patkai
1937 - 1985
János Fadrusz (1858 - 1903)
János Fadrusz
1858 - 1903
Ilka Gedő (1921 - 1985)
Ilka Gedő
1921 - 1985
András Beck (1911 - 1985)
András Beck
1911 - 1985
Endre Rozsda (1913 - 1999)
Endre Rozsda
1913 - 1999
Ádám Dallos (1986)
Ádám Dallos
1986
Kilian Leonard Dax (1954)
Kilian Leonard Dax
1954
Jozsef Rona (1861 - 1939)
Jozsef Rona
1861 - 1939
Vitold Prushkovsky (1846 - 1896)
Vitold Prushkovsky
1846 - 1896
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895 - 1946)
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
1895 - 1946
Janos Laszlo Aldor (1895 - 1944)
Janos Laszlo Aldor
1895 - 1944
Laslo Mednyansky (1852 - 1919)
Laslo Mednyansky
1852 - 1919
Julius Kaesdorf (1914 - 1993)
Julius Kaesdorf
1914 - 1993
Károly Szegváry (1920 - 2002)
Károly Szegváry
1920 - 2002
Ernő Rubik (1944)
Ernő Rubik
1944

Creators Black & white photo

Pierre Auguste Bellet (1865 - 1924)
Pierre Auguste Bellet
1865 - 1924
Jamie Wyeth (1946)
Jamie Wyeth
1946
Vincenzo de Stefani (1859 - 1937)
Vincenzo de Stefani
1859 - 1937
Charles Augustus Mornewick (1793 - 1874)
Charles Augustus Mornewick
1793 - 1874
Elisabeth Concordia (Elise) Crola (1809 - 1878)
Elisabeth Concordia (Elise) Crola
1809 - 1878
Wladyslaw Wankie (1860 - 1925)
Wladyslaw Wankie
1860 - 1925
Johann Ulrich Burri (1802 - 1870)
Johann Ulrich Burri
1802 - 1870
Caesar Bimmermann (1821 - 1888)
Caesar Bimmermann
1821 - 1888
Georg Schuster-Woldan (1864 - 1933)
Georg Schuster-Woldan
1864 - 1933
Henry Wessel (1942 - 2018)
Henry Wessel
1942 - 2018
Loomis Dean (1917 - 2005)
Loomis Dean
1917 - 2005
Willy Ernst Schade (1892 - 1958)
Willy Ernst Schade
1892 - 1958
Gerhard August Schneider (1842 - 1873)
Gerhard August Schneider
1842 - 1873
Ruth Orkin (1921 - 1985)
Ruth Orkin
1921 - 1985
Horace Wolcott Robbins (1842 - 1904)
Horace Wolcott Robbins
1842 - 1904
Charles Loring Elliott (1812 - 1868)
Charles Loring Elliott
1812 - 1868
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