peter_n
Mentor
Gerta Pohorylle was born in 1910 in Stuttgart, Germany and in 1934 she went to Paris where she became an assistant to Hungarian photographer Endre Ernö Friedmann. They became lovers and he taught her how to take news pictures. Both were Jewish and had no illusions about the anti-semitism of their times and they changed their names to Gerda Taro and Robert Capa. In 1936 they went to Spain to cover the civil war there. Taro was killed on a battlefield in July 1937 and her funeral in Paris was attended by thousands who considered her a modern Joan of Arc. This is the first major exhibition of her work and it is way overdue, believe me. She was talented.
The exhibit runs until January 6, 2008 and I'm hoping to go to NYC to see it myself. The catalog arrived in the mail yesterday and it just really well done as many of the individual photos are also displayed in the context of the magazines they were published in. There are many very good pictures, she was an ardent supporter of the Republican cause and her photos do reflect that as they are all of the Republican experience in the conflict. There are also pictures of the backs of some of the photos and Taro and Capa both have their names on some. One has Robert Capa's Magnum stamp on it but scrawled on the back is a note that it was taken by Gerda Taro. Apparently their pictures got mixed up and may have been credited to the wrong person in some cases. I can certainly recommend the book ($26.40 from Amazon) and I would be interested to hear from any NYC members who have visited the exhibit.
Gerda Taro at the ICP: http://www.icp.org/site/c.dnJGKJNsFqG/b.2876511/k.1E74/Gerda_Taro.htm
The catalog: http://www.steidlville.com/books/604-Gerda-Taro.html
NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/arts/design/22taro.html
The exhibit runs until January 6, 2008 and I'm hoping to go to NYC to see it myself. The catalog arrived in the mail yesterday and it just really well done as many of the individual photos are also displayed in the context of the magazines they were published in. There are many very good pictures, she was an ardent supporter of the Republican cause and her photos do reflect that as they are all of the Republican experience in the conflict. There are also pictures of the backs of some of the photos and Taro and Capa both have their names on some. One has Robert Capa's Magnum stamp on it but scrawled on the back is a note that it was taken by Gerda Taro. Apparently their pictures got mixed up and may have been credited to the wrong person in some cases. I can certainly recommend the book ($26.40 from Amazon) and I would be interested to hear from any NYC members who have visited the exhibit.
Gerda Taro at the ICP: http://www.icp.org/site/c.dnJGKJNsFqG/b.2876511/k.1E74/Gerda_Taro.htm
The catalog: http://www.steidlville.com/books/604-Gerda-Taro.html
NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/arts/design/22taro.html
brachal
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I wish I could get up there to see it. I have the book; her work is excellent.
peter_n
Mentor
It is excellent and I'm really hoping to get there myself. Tough at this time of year though...
Telewatt
Telewatt
Gerta Taro is great!...I saw a Exhibition in Germany 10 years ago..
here is a picture of her..made by Capa..
July 1937 in Spain
I know this pictue has a copyright, but in this case of information I think it is in the way like Capa would like it...
regards,
Jan
here is a picture of her..made by Capa..
July 1937 in Spain
I know this pictue has a copyright, but in this case of information I think it is in the way like Capa would like it...
regards,
Jan
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