Exhibition On Mexican Suitcase With Capa, Taro Negatives In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 3:10 AM
An exhibition presenting rediscovered negatives taken by Hungarian-born photographer Robert Capa and two fellow photojournalists during the Spanish Civil War has opened at the OSA archives in Budapest. The exhibition entitled “The Mexican Suitcase” focuses on the story of the suitcase that contained about 4,500 negatives by Capa, Gerda Taro and Chim (David Seymour) arranged in three small boxes carrying a caption each, the organisers said.
This material not only provides a uniquely rich view of the Spanish Civil War … but also demonstrates how the work of three key photojournalists laid the foundation for modern war photography,” the exhibition’s website says.
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Venue: Galeria Centralis, Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives
Address: 1051 Budapest, Arany János utca 32.
The exhibition is on view until 21 February, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10 am and 6 pm.
Photo credit: Robert Capa: [Ernest Hemingway (third from the left), New York Times journalist Herbert Matthews (second from the left) and two Republican soldiers, Teruel, Spain], late December 1937 © International Center of Photography / Magnum Photo Collection International Center of Photography
More information: http://www.osaarchivum.org/
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