Cornell Capa was a photojournalist for Life magazine and the founder of the International Center for Photography in New York. Born Cornell Friedmann in Budapest, Capa was introduced to photography by his photojournalist brother, Robert. Targeted for his leftist political activities, Robert left Hungary for Paris in 1931, adopting the name Capa; in 1936, Cornell followed him to Paris and began working for him making prints, taking the same name as well. In 1937, Cornell Capa moved to New York to pursue his own career, becoming a staff photographer at Life in 1946 and covering hundreds of assignments in the United States and abroad. Upon the death of his brother in 1954, Capa left Life to join the cooperative photography agency Magnum Photos, which had been cofounded by Robert. Capa’s political consciousness took form in his strong, graphic photographs, which, beyond their documentary function, also mediated issues of social justice.
This trip abroad to study the function of women’s agricultural schools was accomplished via a partnership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce with the Humanitarian Society, which, at the end…
In this cubist-influenced self-portrait, the artist has painted herself reflected in a mirror, perhaps a symbol of a divided self. The upturned vessels on the table communicate a sense of upheaval…
Lerski’s portrait of a young Polish Jewish immigrant to Palestine is in his distinctive, expressionist style. Using mirrors and reflectors to emphasize the transformative powers of light, Lerski liked…