Catalog of an exhibition held at the Palazzo Roverella, Rovigo, Italy, October 8, 2022-January 29, 2023. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Cronologia = Chronology = Chronologie. Michel Lefebvre -- Robert Capa e davvero il piu grande fotografo di guerra del mondo = Robert Capa is really the greatest war photographer in the world = Robert Capa est bien le plus grand photographe de guerre du monde / Michel Lefebvre -- Fotografie degli esordi 1932-1935 = First photographs 1932-1935 = Premieres photographies 1932-1935 -- La speranza di una societa piu giusta 1936-1939 = The hope for a more just society 1936-1939 = L'espoir d'une societe plus juste -- Spagna : L'impegno civile 1936-1939 = Spain : Engagement 1936-1939 = Espagne : L'engagement -- La Cina sotto il fuoco del Giappone 1938 = China under fire from Japan 1938 = La Chine sous le feu du Japon 1938 -- Al fianco dei soldati Americani 1943-1945 = Alongside the American army 1943-1945 = Aux cotes de l'armee Americaine 1943-1945 -- Verso una pace ritrovata 1944-1954 = Peace restored 1944-1954 = La paix retrouvee 1944-1954 -- Viaggi a est 1947-1948 = Journeys to the east 1947-1948 = Voyages a l'est 1947-1948 -- Israele terra promessa 1948-1950 = Israel, the promised land 1948-1950 = Israel terre promise 1947-1950 -- Ritorno in Asia : una guerra che non e la sua 1954 = Return to Asia : a fight that is not his 1954 = Retour en Asie : un combat qui n'est pas le sien 1954 -- Cronologia = Chronology = Chronologie.
Summary:
"The chronology of Capa's oeuvre, a real monument in the history of photography, marks the pages of this book extremely rich in images, giving on the one hand the idea of its vastness and on the other outlining how the photographer works in the field. The book traces the main stages of a path whose brightness is almost unparalleled, and gives way to various "icons" emerging from this exceptional corpus. His war reports have shaped his legend, as Michel Lefebvre states in his essay, but Capa, although often the first and closest, shows us reality also from other angles: his images describe moments that refer us to him as a man, to his sensitivity towards victims and migrants, thus evoking his journey from his native Hungary. It is said that music reveals itself among it notes: this book lets us glimpse some facets of a complex, enterprising and undoubtedly never completely satisfied character, who does not hesitate to risk his career as his life. If Capa has shown a gamer's personality, his work takes on epic dimension that will not escape the tragic ending." -- Page [4] of cover.
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