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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

Ghitta Carell (1899 - 1972)
Ghitta Carell
1899 - 1972
Esteban Fekete (1924 - 2009)
Esteban Fekete
1924 - 2009
Heinrich von Angeli (1840 - 1925)
Heinrich von Angeli
1840 - 1925
Margit Anna (Sichermann) (1913 - 1991)
Margit Anna (Sichermann)
1913 - 1991
Mária Lehel (1889 - 1972)
Mária Lehel
1889 - 1972
György Galántai (1941)
György Galántai
1941
András Beck (1911 - 1985)
András Beck
1911 - 1985
Karoly Marko (1822 - 1891)
Karoly Marko
1822 - 1891
Karoly Lengyel (1942 - 2016)
Karoly Lengyel
1942 - 2016
Elmyr de Hory (1906 - 1976)
Elmyr de Hory
1906 - 1976
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913 - 1941)
Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 - 1941
István (Istvan) Orosz (1951)
István (Istvan) Orosz
1951
Philip De Laszlo (1869 - 1937)
Philip De Laszlo
1869 - 1937
Joseph Csaky (1888 - 1971)
Joseph Csaky
1888 - 1971
Árpád Szenes (1897 - 1985)
Árpád Szenes
1897 - 1985
Károly Lotz (1833 - 1904)
Károly Lotz
1833 - 1904

Creators Black & white photo

Vera Rockline (1896 - 1934)
Vera Rockline
1896 - 1934
Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger (1822 - 1897)
Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger
1822 - 1897
Johann Baptist Hofner (1832 - 1913)
Johann Baptist Hofner
1832 - 1913
Stepan Petrovich Yaremich (1869 - 1939)
Stepan Petrovich Yaremich
1869 - 1939
Julius Anton Adam (1852 - 1913)
Julius Anton Adam
1852 - 1913
Wilhelm Viktor Krausz (1878 - 1959)
Wilhelm Viktor Krausz
1878 - 1959
Nikolai Fyodorovich Smolin (1888 - 1962)
Nikolai Fyodorovich Smolin
1888 - 1962
Hermann Bahner (1867 - 1938)
Hermann Bahner
1867 - 1938
Mikhail Rodionovich Pestrikov (1864 - 1930)
Mikhail Rodionovich Pestrikov
1864 - 1930
Hilo Chen (1942)
Hilo Chen
1942
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov (1899 - 1988)
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov
1899 - 1988
Rafail Sergeevich Levitsky (1847 - 1940)
Rafail Sergeevich Levitsky
1847 - 1940
Paul Emil Gabel (1875 - 1938)
Paul Emil Gabel
1875 - 1938
Wilhelm von Diez (1839 - 1907)
Wilhelm von Diez
1839 - 1907
Heinrich Petersen-Angeln (1850 - 1906)
Heinrich Petersen-Angeln
1850 - 1906
Georg Ehrlich (1897 - 1966)
Georg Ehrlich
1897 - 1966
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