Heart of Spain is the first volume to be devoted entirely to the finest of Robert Capa's photographs from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and features many never-before-published images, including selections from Capa's long-lost contact sheets. When the British Picture Post first presented selections of this work in 1938, they deemed his images simply the finest pictures of front-line action ever taken, adding that Robert Capa ... likes working in Spain better than anywhere in the world. He is a passionate democrat and ...
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Heart of Spain is the first volume to be devoted entirely to the finest of Robert Capa's photographs from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and features many never-before-published images, including selections from Capa's long-lost contact sheets. When the British Picture Post first presented selections of this work in 1938, they deemed his images simply the finest pictures of front-line action ever taken, adding that Robert Capa ... likes working in Spain better than anywhere in the world. He is a passionate democrat and loves to take photographs. Many knew Capa for the powerful photograph of the death of a Spanish militiaman, which shocked the world with its intimacy and drama. Capa personalized the struggle of the Spanish loyalists, illuminated the strength and courage of the soldiers who carried on against insufferable odds, and galvanized compassion for the innocent and injured. John Steinbeck praised him for his ability to show the horror of a whole people in the face of a child. In the midst of the turmoil and tragedy of war, Capa fell in love with Spain. His experiences there would prove vitally important-- not only to his career, but to his personal life as well. As his brother Cornell recalls in his essay, Bob went to Spain with a German refugee named Gerda Taro. They were young, in love with each other, and idealistic. Their weapons were their cameras, which they used to win international support for the Republican cause. Tragically, Gerda was killed at Brunete in July 1937, and Bob never fully recovered from his grief. Although at first he could not bear to return to the war that had killed the woman he loved, his great love for the Spanish people soondrew him back to document their struggle to the end. In addition to over one hundred duotone images by Capa, Heart of Spain also features rare photographs by Gerda Taro, and three compelling essays that place Robert Capa's photographs within their cultural and historical milieu. Juan P. Fusi Aizpurua draws our attention to the intellectual climate of an era when artists and writers still dared to consider their labor revolutionary. Using Capa's photographs as a starting point, Catherine Coleman, curator of photographs at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, examines the radical social changes that took place in women's lives during the war. Richard Whelan, Capa's biographer, elaborates on the photographer's travels in Spain and on the creation of a body of work that would prove seminal in the development of Capa's photographic career. Heart of Spain accompanied the exhibition Capa: Cara a Cara (Capa: Face to Face) organized by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain: February 2-April 5, 1999.
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Very Good. Size: 11x9x1; Aperture Foundation; New York, 1999. Hardcover. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. First Edition. A Very Good, navy blue binding with silver lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, slightly bumped bottom board corners, small dent bottom spine edge, mild scattered foxing to text block edges, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. Oblong 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 199pp., acknowledgements, credits, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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