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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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Jakob Bogdani (1658 - 1724)
Jakob Bogdani
1658 - 1724
Othmar Schimkowitz (1864 - 1947)
Othmar Schimkowitz
1864 - 1947
Frantisek Kupka (1871 - 1957)
Frantisek Kupka
1871 - 1957
Aurel Bernat (1895 - 1982)
Aurel Bernat
1895 - 1982
Béla Kádár (1877 - 1956)
Béla Kádár
1877 - 1956
Julius Kaesdorf (1914 - 1993)
Julius Kaesdorf
1914 - 1993
Károly Koller (1838 - 1889)
Károly Koller
1838 - 1889
János Jankó (1833 - 1896)
János Jankó
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Ghitta Carell (1899 - 1972)
Ghitta Carell
1899 - 1972
Dóra Keresztes (1953)
Dóra Keresztes
1953
Szabolcs Bozó (1992)
Szabolcs Bozó
1992
Dóra Maurer (1937)
Dóra Maurer
1937
Esteban Fekete (1924 - 2009)
Esteban Fekete
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Andras Markos (1950 - 2020)
Andras Markos
1950 - 2020
Isaac Perlmutter (1866 - 1932)
Isaac Perlmutter
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Laslo Mednyansky (1852 - 1919)
Laslo Mednyansky
1852 - 1919

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Willem Vester (1824 - 1895)
Willem Vester
1824 - 1895
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os I (1782 - 1861)
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os I
1782 - 1861
Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881 - 1954)
Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sergeev (1929 - 2004)
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sergeev
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Leo von König (1871 - 1944)
Leo von König
1871 - 1944
Paul Friedrich Meyerheim (1842 - 1915)
Paul Friedrich Meyerheim
1842 - 1915
Hamed Ewais (1919 - 2011)
Hamed Ewais
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Gregor von Bochmann (1850 - 1930)
Gregor von Bochmann
1850 - 1930
Achille Mollica (1832 - 1885)
Achille Mollica
1832 - 1885
Franz Nagy (1888 - 1962)
Franz Nagy
1888 - 1962
Joseph Alexandrovich Serebriany (1907 - 1979)
Joseph Alexandrovich Serebriany
1907 - 1979
Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy (1849 - 1899)
Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy
1849 - 1899
Carl Hummel (1821 - 1907)
Carl Hummel
1821 - 1907
Ernst Hodel I (1852 - 1902)
Ernst Hodel I
1852 - 1902
Ethel Barringer (1883 - 1925)
Ethel Barringer
1883 - 1925
Robert William Buss (1804 - 1875)
Robert William Buss
1804 - 1875
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