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Capa [ˈkæpə] n (Biographies / Capa, Robert (1913-1954) M, Hungarian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: photographer) Robert, real name André Friedmann. 1913-54, Hungarian photographer, who established his reputation as a photojournalist during the Spanish Civil War. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| After a detailed study of the landscape in Capa's image, the Barcelona-based paper concludes the picture was taken not at Cerro Muriano in Andalusia, as Capa claimed, but near the town of Espejo, roughly 30 miles to the southwest--far from the front lines and on a day devoid of military action. Hungarian-born Capa was responsible for some of the most iconic war photos of the 20th Century and covered the Nine years later, in the final days of the Second World War, Capa was to achieve similar iconic status for his photograph of the death of an American gunner in Leipzig, shot by a German sniper. |
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