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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"Death in the Making", Robert Capa (1913-1954)

Death in the Making

Robert Capa (1913-1954),
Gerda Taro (1910-1937),
David Seymour (1911-1956)

The Spanish Civil War through black-and-white war photography, capturing soldiers and civilians in emotionally charged moments that illustrate both the devastation of war and the human perspective of those affected.

With contributions from: Magnum Photos (image source); Polya Dimitrova (image research); Elinor Hemedes (data research). Suggest an Edit

Death in the Making

Robert Capa (1913-1954),
Gerda Taro (1910-1937),
David Seymour (1911-1956)

The Spanish Civil War through black-and-white war photography, capturing soldiers and civilians in emotionally charged moments that illustrate both the devastation of war and the human perspective of those affected.

With contributions from: Magnum Photos (image source); Polya Dimitrova (image research); Elinor Hemedes (data research). Suggest an Edit

Death of a Loyalist Soldier. Cordoba, Spain. 1936. Robert Capa

The Nationalist offensive on Madrid, which lasted from November 1936 to February 1937, was one of the fiercest of the Civi...

Republican soldiers during an attack. Aragon Front. Spain. 1936. Robert Capa

Republican militiaman aiming a rifle. Barcelona or its vicinity. Spain. August, 1936. Robert Capa

Members of the International Brigades in the Medical School of the University of Madrid, in the western outskirts of the c...

After an Italo-German air raid. The Nationalist offensive on Madrid, which lasted from November 1936 to February 1937, was...

Collective farmers who supported the Republican cause. Aragon Front. Spain. August 1936. Robert Capa

Republican soldiers helping women do the laundry for the troops. Madrid. Spain. November-December 1936. Robert Capa

Crowd at the morgue doors after an air raid, Valencia, Spain, May 1937. Gerda Taro

Mother nursing a baby while listening to political speech near Badajoz, Extremadura. (From the Mexican Suitcase) Spain. La...

Republican militiaman on the Aragon Front. Near Huesca. Spain. August-September 1936. Robert Capa

Soldiers playing chess behind the Republican lines, Madrid, 1936. Robert Capa

Goodbye: Spanish soldiers bid farewell to their loved ones before the departure of a military train to the Aragon front. R...

Republicans. Andalucia. Spain. Cordoba front. September 1936. Robert Capa

Women filling cartridge belts for Republican soldiers in a munitions factory, Madrid, November-December 1936. Robert Capa

Crowd of Republican soldiers listening to a speech, Córdoba front, Spain, August-September 1936. Robert Capa

Gathering of Republican soldiers listening to a speech, Córdoba front, Spain, August-September 1936. Robert Capa

Two Republican soldiers embracing, Aragón front, Spain. Robert Capa

Republican soldiers leaving for the Aragon front. The sentence written on the train means Union of Proletariat Brothers sw...

Bidding farewell before getting on a military train directed to the Aragon front. Catalonia. Spanish Civil War. Barcelona....

Books

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Robert Capa: Death in the Making

Damiani, 2020

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Robert Capa

Thames & Hudson, 2009

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Robert Capa: The Definitive Collection

Phaidon, 2004

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Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa

Jonathan Cape, 2013

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Robert Capa in the Making

Éditions Xavier Barral, 2024

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Robert Capa

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Robert Capa at Work: This Is War

Steidl, 2007

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Fotografías de Robert Capa Sobre la Guerra Civil Española

El Viso, 1990

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Robert Capa

Stern, 2012

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Robert Capa: 1933–1954

Silvana, 2023

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