Tag Archives: Spanish Civil War

Chess (1930s-1940s)

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Christopher George

Martin Munkacsi, [People playing chess], 1930s (2007.110.1722) Robert Capa, [Soldiers playing chess behind the Republican lines, Madrid], November – December 1936 (2622.1992) Margaret Bourke-White, Foreign refugees living in old factories in Strašnice – part of Prague, 1938 (1659.2005) Weegee, [Imperial … Continue reading →

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“Gerda Taro – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, Gerda Taro, Guadalajara Front, July 1937 Gerta Pohorylle, aka Gerda Taro, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on August 1, 1910. After attending the Königin-Charlotte Realschule in Stuttgart, the Internat Villa Florissant in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Höhere Handelsschule (Business … Continue reading →

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Female Fotographer Fridays: Gerda Taro – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, Gerda Taro, Guadalajara Front, July 1937 Gerta Pohorylle, aka Gerda Taro, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on August 1, 1910. After attending the Königin-Charlotte Realschule in Stuttgart, the Internat Villa Florissant in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Höhere Handelsschule (Business … Continue reading →

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Man’s Best Friend

Posted on May 14, 2012 by lshimel

Robert Capa, [Sitting volunteer and dog, farewell ceremony for the International Brigades, Les Masies, Spain], October 25, 1938 One day, while sorting through some boxes of Robert Capa’s photographs of the Spanish Civil WarI came across an image of a … Continue reading →

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Preview the Mexican Suitcase

Posted on September 21, 2010 by fansinaflashbulb

One of three boxes containing negatives by Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and Chim (David Seymour). © International Center of Photography Robert Capa, [Battle of Teruel, Spain], December 1937 Gerda Taro, [Second International Congress for the Defense of Culture, Valencia, Spain], … Continue reading →

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Centennial of Gerda Taro’s Birth, August 1, 1910

Posted on July 31, 2010 by erinbarnett

Unidentified Photographer, [Gerda Taro, Guadalajara, Spain], 1937 Gerda Taro, [Republican militiawoman training on the beach, outside Barcelona], August 1936 Gerda Taro, [Republican soldier playing the bugle, Valencia, Spain], March 1937 Gerda Taro, [Two Republican soldiers with a soldier on a … Continue reading →

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