Tag Archives: World War II

EYE-opening work of Bill Brandt

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

A current exhibition at MoMA, Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light, highlights the extensive career of this British photographer. Brandt was known for his ever-changing modernist and abstract styles. In the beginning of his career, he assisted Man Ray, whose Surrealist … Continue reading →

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Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, [Raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, Berlin], 1945 Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, Self Portrait, Berlin, 1945 (2007.93.32) Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, General view of destroyed Nuremberg, 1945 (2008.109.12) Evgeniĭ Khaldeĭ, [Victory in Bulgaria], ca. 1944 (1059.1986) Mostly known in the Western … Continue reading →

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Julia Pirotte

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Julia Pirotte, Ma soeur Mindla Maria Diament, Resistante Française, prisonnière N.N (Nuit et Brouillard) décapitée à Breslau, 1942 Julia Pirotte, Auto portrait dans la glace, Marseille, 1943 Julia Pirotte, A mort Petain, Marseille, May 8, 1945 Julia Pirotte, [Boy with … Continue reading →

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Heart Mountain Internment Camp

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Hansel Mieth, Heart Mountain Internees; a salute to the American flag led by a Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corp during 35 degree below zero weather, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1942 Hansel Mieth, Honor Guard; A soldier shipped back from the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Hiroshima

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Physical Damage Division, [Ruins of Shima Surgical Hospital, Hiroshima], October 24, 1945 (The ruins of the Hiroshima Prefectural Exhibition Hall, now the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, are visible in the background.) Yoshito Matsushige, [Dazed survivors … Continue reading →

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Fated Bonds

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Herbert Mason Great Dome of St. Paul’s cathedral surrounding by burning city of London during major incendiary bomb attack by Nazis, 1940–41 Robert Capa [British surgical unit working in an operating room set up in a church, Maiori, Italy], September … Continue reading →

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The Aftermath of August 6, 1945

Posted on August 6, 2010 by

Unidentified Photographer, [Ruins of school building, Hiroshima], October 14–November 26, 1945 Unidentified Photographer, [Landscape looking northwest, Hiroshima], October 14–November 26, 1945 Unidentified Photographer, [Landscape looking north showing fire stop, Hiroshima], October 14–November 26, 1945 Unidentified Photographer, [Damaged lathes and drill … Continue reading →

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Japanese Propaganda: Front (1941-45)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

Front, nos. 1 & 2 (Spanish) Front, 1942, nos. 3 & 4 (English) Front, 1943, nos. 5 and 6 (English) Front, 1943, no. 7 (Japanese) Published under the auspices of the Eastern Way Company or Toho-sha, Front was created by … Continue reading →

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Tule Lake Internment Camp

Posted on May 29, 2010 by

Carl Mydans, [Young man playing guitar in the stockade, Tule Lake Internment Camp, Newell, California], 1944 Caption published in Life, March 20, 1944 issue: What it feels like to be a prisoner is shown in expression of this young Japanese … Continue reading →

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Decisive Moment

Posted on April 26, 2010 by

Associated Press, Atomic Bomb Sends Smoke 20,000 Feet Above Nagasaki, August 9, 1945 This photo, taken by the air force just moments after the atomic bomb Fat Boy was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, embodies the enduring image many … Continue reading →

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