Cornell Capa
Cornell Capa (born April 10, 1918 as Kornell Friedmann in Budapest , Austria-Hungary , † May 23, 2008 in New York ) was a Hungarian -American photographer . As the younger brother of the famous photographer Robert Capa , he was also called le petit Capa . With his brother he shaped photojournalism . He became known with photos from the Vietnam War and with his photographic social reports from Latin America.
Life
Cornell Capa was the youngest son of a Jewish family from Budapest . Like his older brother, he worked as a photojournalist for a long time . In 1936 Cornell began developing negatives for Robert and for the photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and David "Chim" Seymour in Paris . In 1937 he emigrated to America and started working for the Pix photo agency . The following year he switched to " Life " magazine and initially worked as a printer . From 1941 to 1945 he was the in-house photographer of "Life", and in 1946 he was employed there as a permanent photographer.
From 1953 he worked mainly as a freelance photographer and made numerous reports in Latin America . He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1954 and served as vice president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers . He was also President of Magnum from 1956 to 1959 . In the 1960s and 70s, books and exhibitions were created together with Micha Bar-Am .
Capa stopped working as a photographer in 1974 and founded the International Center of Photography (ICP for short) in New York, of which he was director for many years. The aim of the ICP was to protect the estate of both his brother and the photographers David Seymour and Werner Bischof . He also brought out numerous publications on the life and work of Robert Capa. In 1983 he became a participating member of the Magnum Photos agency .
Cornell Capa died of natural causes in his Manhattan apartment at the age of 90.
Prices
- 1975: Honorary Award from the American Society of Magazine Photographers
- 1986: Leica Medal of Excellence
- 1990: Peace and Culture Award, Sokka Gakkai International, Japan
- 1991: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , France
- 1994: The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS)
- 1995: The Distinguished Career in Photography Award from the Friends of Photography
- 1999: Lifetime Achievement Award in Photography from the Aperture Foundation
Web links
- Cornell Capa at Google Arts & Culture
- Cornell Capa at photography-now.com
- Literature by and about Cornell Capa in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Cornell Capa in the German Digital Library
- Search for Cornell Capa in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
- Cornell Capa at Magnumphotos
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cornell Capa: 'Concerned' photographer , May 23, 2008 , independent.co.uk
- ↑ Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa dies at 90 . Obituary in USA Today , May 23, 2008
- ↑ Cornell Capa
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Capa, Cornell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Friedmann, Cornell; Friedmann, Kornell; Capa, le petit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 2008 |
| Place of death | new York |