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Cornell Capa (April 10, 1918 – May 23, 2008) was a Hungarian American photographer, member of Magnum Photos, and photo curator, and the younger brother of photo-journalist and war photographer Robert Capa. Graduating from Imre Madách Gymnasium in Budapest, he initially intended to study medicine, but instead joined his brother in Paris to pursue photography. Cornell was an ambitious photo enthusiast who founded the world-known International Center of Photography in New York in 1974〔("In Memoriam: Cornell Capa" ) International Center of Photography. 16 Nov 2009〕 with help from Micha Bar-Am after a stint of working for both ''Life'' magazine and Magnum Photos. ==Life== Born as Kornél Friedmann〔 in Budapest, he moved, aged 18, to Paris to work with his elder brother Robert Capa, a noted photo-journalist. In 1937, Cornell Capa moved to New York City to work in the ''Life'' magazine darkroom. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Capa became a ''Life'' staff photographer in 1946. The many covers that Capa shot for the magazine included portraits of television personality Jack Paar, painter Grandma Moses, and Clark Gable. In May 1954, Robert Capa was killed by a landmine covering the ending years of the First Indochina War. Cornell Capa joined Magnum Photos, the photo agency co-founded by his brother, the same year. For Magnum, Capa covered the Soviet Union, Israeli Six-Day War, and American politicians. Beginning in 1967, Cornell Capa mounted a series of exhibits and books entitled ''The Concerned Photographer''. The exhibits led to his establishment in 1974 of the International Center of Photography in New York City.〔 Capa served for many years as the director of the Center. Capa has published several collections of his photographs including ''JFK for President'', a series of photographs of the 1960 presidential campaign that he took for ''Life'' magazine. Capa also produced a book documenting the first 100 days of the Kennedy presidency, with fellow Magnum photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson and Elliott Erwitt. Capa died in New York City on May 23, 2008, of natural causes at the age of 90. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cornell Capa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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