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Cornell Capa Biography
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1918 |
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Born: Budapest, Hungary
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1936 |
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Moved to Paris, where his brother Andre (Robert Capa) was working as a photojournalist
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1937 |
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Moved to New York to join the new Pix photo agency
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1938 |
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Began working in the Life darkroom
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1946 |
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After serving in the US Air Force, became a Life staff photographer
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1954 |
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Joined Magnum Photos after his brother's death
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1956 - 1960 |
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became a president of Magnum
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1974 |
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Founded the International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1975 |
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Received a Honor Award from the American Society of Magazine Photographers
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1986 |
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Was awarded Leica Medal of Excellence
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1990 |
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Received a Peace and Culture Award from Sokka Gakkai International
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1991 |
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was awarded Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France
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1995 |
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Became Honorary Member, the American Society of Museum Photographers
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1995 |
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Was awarded the Distinguished Career in Photography Award from the Friends of Photography
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1999 |
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Was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in Photography from the Aperture Foundation
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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This Is Not a Fashion Photograph: Selections from the ICP Collection, International Center of Photography(ICP), New York, NY
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2008
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Cornell Capa: Concerned Photographer, International Center of Photography(ICP), New York, NY(solo)
Fotógrafos da Vida Moderna, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
MAGNUM: 60 Years of Photoqraphy, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2005
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The Magnum Archive: Vintage 20th Century, Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, NY
Maestro del Collage-de Picasso a Rauschenberg, Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
I Wanna Be Loved By You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY
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2004
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JFK for President: Photographs by Cornell Capa, International Center of Photography(ICP), New York, NY(solo)
Made in Hungary, Photographien des 20. Jahrhunderts, Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim, Hungary
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2002
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Through the Looking Glass,Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2000
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Reflections in a Glass Eye: Works from the International Center of Photography Collection, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1999
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Cornell Capa: A Retrospective, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO(solo)
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1994
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Cornell Capa: Photographer, International Center of Photography(ICP), New York, NY
Cornell Capa: LIFE Magazine Layouts, International Center of Photography(ICP), New York, NY
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1992
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In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
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1990
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Capa & Capa: Brothers in Photography, International Center of Photography(ICP), New York, NY
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1983
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Cornell Capa, Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA(solo)
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1975
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Margin of Life: Photographs by Cornell Capa, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY(solo),
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1972
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Behind the Great Wall of China: Photographs from1870 to the Present - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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1969
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Israel, the Reality, Jewish Museum, New York, NY
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| Selected Public Collections |
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International Center of Photography(ICP), New York, NY
Magnum Photos, New York, NY
Jewish Museum, New York, NY
Dever Art Museum, Denver, CO< Brooklyn Museum of art, Brooklyn, New York
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| Literature |
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2004
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JFK For President, Steidl Publishing, USA
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1992
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Cornell Capa: Photographs, Bulfinch Press, USA
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1990
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Master Photographs, W.W. Norton & Company, USA
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1974
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Margin of Life, Grossman Publishers, USA
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1969
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Israel, the Reality, Thames & Hudson,USA & UK
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1966
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Adlai Stevenson's Public Years, Grossman Publishers, USA
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1964
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Farewell to Eden, Harper and Row, USA
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1961
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The Savage My Kinsman, Harper and Brothers, USA
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1957
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Retarded Children Can Be Helped, Channel Press, USA
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