Capa in color / Cynthia Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Cynthia, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Capa, Robert, 1913-1954, photographer, author.

International Center of Photography, host institution, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capa, Robert, 1913-1954--Exhibitions.

Capa, Robert.

Capa, Robert, 1913-1954.

Color photography--Exhibitions.

Color photography.

Photojournalism--Exhibitions.

Photojournalism.

Travel photography--Exhibitions.

Travel photography.

Fashion photography--Exhibitions.

Fashion photography.

Glamour photography--Exhibitions.

Glamour photography.

Russia--Pictorial works.

Russia.

Israel--Pictorial works.

Israel.

Indochina.

Paris (France)--Pictorial works.

Paris (France).

Norway--Pictorial works.

Norway.

Indochina--Pictorial works.

Hungary--Pictorial works.

Hungary.

France--Paris.

Local Subjects:

Capa, Robert, 1913-1954.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Exhibition catalogs.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

Munich : Delmonico Books, Prestel ; New York : International Center of Photography, [2014]

Summary:

"Although he is recognized almost exclusively as a master of black-and-white photography, Capa began working regularly with color film in 1941 and used it until his death in 1954. Some of this work was published in the great picture magazines of the day, but the majority of these images have never been printed or seen in any form. While he did use color for some early World War II stories, Capa's use of color film exploded in his postwar stories. These photographs brought the lives of ordinary and exotic people from around the world to American and European readers alike, and were markedly different from the war reportage that had dominated Capa's early career. In the late 1940s, Capa traveled to the USSR, Budapest, and Israel to cover postwar life. Capa's technical ability coupled with his engagement with human emotion in his prewar black-and-white stories enabled him to move easily between black and white and color film. Capa's photographs also provided readers a glimpse into more glamorous lifestyles that depended on the allure and seduction of color photography. In 1950, he covered fashionable ski resorts in the Swiss, Austrian, and French Alps, and the stylish French resorts of Biarritz and Deauville for the burgeoning travel market capitalized on by Holiday magazine. He even tried fashion photography by the banks of the Seine and on the Place Vendome. Through his friendships with many actors, Capa photographed Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Orson Welles, and John Huston, among others, in intimate moments on European film sets. Capa in Color will explore how he started to see anew with color film and how his work adapted to a new postwar sensibility. The new medium required him to readjust to color compositions, but also to a postwar audience, interested in being entertained and transported to new places"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Capa's world in color / Cynthia Young

Photo portfolios. World War II : Twelve airplanes, two torpedo boats, twelve passengers / Robert Capa

One bomber missing / Robert Capa

USSR : How the journey into Russia came about / Robert Capa

Journey into Russia / John Steinbeck

Hungary : Conversation in Budapest / Robert Capa

Israel : A tale of two cities / Irwin Shaw

The Alps : Holiday camera

The winter Alps / Robert Capa

The jet set : Deauville and Biarritz / Robert Capa

Paris

Rome

Norway : No-nights in Norway / Robert Capa

Generation X : 23 kids and us

Young people in a changing civilisation / Bertrand Russell

On the set

Indochina

Publication history of Robert Capa's color photographs.

Notes:

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Capa in Color at the International Center of Photography, January 31-May 4, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783791353500

3791353500

OCLC:

868310254