Cornell Capa

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Cornell Capa was a Hungarian-American photographer and curator best known for founding the International Center of Photography in New York City and championing the tradition of concerned photojournalism.

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instanceOf Hungarian-American person
curator
human
photographer
photojournalist
basedIn New York City
birthName Kornél Friedmann NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
countryOfCitizenship Hungary
United States of America
curated The Concerned Photographer exhibitions NERFINISHED
exhibitions at the International Center of Photography
dateOfBirth 1918-04-10
dateOfDeath 2008-05-23
educatedAt Jewish high school in Budapest
employer Life magazine NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish
fieldOfWork concerned photography
photojournalism
founded International Center of Photography NERFINISHED
genre documentary photography
photo essays
languageSpoken English
Hungarian
memberOf Magnum Photos NERFINISHED
movement concerned photography
name Cornell Capa NERFINISHED
notableFor founding the International Center of Photography
promoting concerned photojournalism
notableWork The Concerned Photographer (book and exhibition series) NERFINISHED
occupation editor
museum curator
photographer
photojournalist
photographed Latin American social and political issues
political campaigns in the United States
religious life and rituals
placeOfBirth Budapest, Hungary NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld director of the International Center of Photography
relative Robert Capa NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sibling Robert Capa NERFINISHED
spouse Edith Capa NERFINISHED
workedOn photo essays for Life magazine

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