"Robert Capa: Photographs is the first true retrospective book of one of the century's greatest photographers. Drawing upon hundreds of previously unseen images, this collection reveals Capa as one of the great poets of the camera. In these photographs, we see through the eyes of a driven humanist who was also a documentarian of the highest caliber. While previous volumes on Capa have focused on his role as a war photographer, "Robert Capa: Photographs shows us the remarkable range of his work, which encompasses the ...
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"Robert Capa: Photographs is the first true retrospective book of one of the century's greatest photographers. Drawing upon hundreds of previously unseen images, this collection reveals Capa as one of the great poets of the camera. In these photographs, we see through the eyes of a driven humanist who was also a documentarian of the highest caliber. While previous volumes on Capa have focused on his role as a war photographer, "Robert Capa: Photographs shows us the remarkable range of his work, which encompasses the sufferings as well as the tenderness, humor and wonder of his subjects. Robert Capa demonstrated not only a passionate commitment to improving the human condition, but also an unfailing eye for graphic impact. Although his photographs remain the definitive visual records of such momentous events as the siege of Madrid, the bombing of Hankou, and the Allied landings on D-day, many of his images have a timeless and universal quality that transcends the specifics of history. A Spanish soldier recoils at the impact of a bullet, the final instant of his life. In a scene of perfect joy, a group of Chinese children laugh at the sky as snow begins to fall. Four farm workers, hauling all the belongings they can manage, trudge grimly away from an apocalyptic backdrop of smoke and ruins: their war-devastated homes. Capa's images reveal his profound compassion and perceptiveness about our tenuous human state. As Cornell Capa (Robert's younger brother and the Founding Director Emeritus of the International Center of Photography) writes in his eloquent remembrance: "He managed to travel all over the world, and to communicate his experience and feelings through a universallanguage: photography." "Robert Capa: Photographs also includes a foreword by Capa's close friend Henri Cartier-Bresson, as well as an informative historical essay by Capa biographer Richard Whelan. At last, here is the book that reveals Robert Capa in a new light. The extraordinary collection of images in "Robert Capa: Photographs brings us--through the events of history--to the very heart of humanity.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Robert Capa. Very good(+) 96 pages with all text in Japanese except for a one-page acknowledgment in English at rear by Cornell Capa & Robert Kirschenbaum. Short square 4to, white pictorial wrappers with full-page rear cover portrait of Capa. [Tokyo]: Pacific Press Service, printed under auspices of International Center of Photography in New York, 1980. Light foxing on front cover and fore-edge, still a very good(+) copy of this uncommon catalogue.
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Fine as New. Fine and crisp condition exhibition catalog. Nicely printed with 28 full page black and white duotones. Laid in is a translation of the captions which also explains that Capa took the photographs during two visits to Berlin in the summer of 1945. The binding is heavy cardboard wrappers with a pictorial paste-on front and back.
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Very Good+ No Jacket-Wraps. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 176 pages-in English-nearly 150 full or double-page b/w heliogravure illustrations-a classic work of wartime photography featuring images of WWII captured by legendary Hungarian-born photojournalist Robert Capa (1913-1954), one of the founders of the Magnum photojournalism agency-the photographs are accompanied by texts by Capa-intro. by John Steinbeck-Indo-China. Book is clean.
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Good (+) in Very Good(-) jacket. Ex-Library. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. 176 pages-in English-First Printing. nearly 150 full or double-page b/w heliogravure illustrations-a classic work of wartime photography featuring images of WWII captured by legendary Hungarian-born photojournalist Robert Capa (1913-1954), one of the founders of the Magnum photojournalism agency-the photographs are accompanied by texts by Capa-intro. by John Steinbeck-Indo-China. Rare First Printing. Book is clean but has wear.
