Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of HistoryThe photographers of Magnum have been on hand at the defining moments of the twentieth century. From Robert Capa's moment-of-death photograph of a Loyalist soldier during the Spanish Civil War, to Eve Arnold's astonishingly intimate portraits of celebrities such as Joan Crawford and Malcolm X, the images captured by members of Magnum have changed how we perceive war, our political leaders, social crises, and the communities next door. Magnum's photographers--including Capa, Arnold, David Seymour, George Rodger, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Mary Ellen Mark, Susan Meiselas, Inge Morath, James Nachtwey, Eugene Richards, and Sebastiao Salgado--are some of the most talented, brave, and resourceful in the world, and Magnum follows them around the world, through picaresque adventures and into the risk-filled trenches of several wars in search of the perfect shot. A dramatic portrait of the world's greatest photo house and its times, Magnum is an essential volume for anyone interested in photography, history, or photojournalism. Book jacket. |
Contents
The Founders | 19 |
The Founding | 49 |
The Recruits | 73 |
The Decisive Moment | 95 |
Deaths in the Family | 113 |
The Saga of Eugene Smith | 138 |
Censors and SelfCensors | 162 |
The Che Diaries Affair | 186 |
Vietnam | 211 |
End of the Glory Days | 230 |
A Crisis and a Shooting | 252 |
On the Road to a HalfCentury | 283 |
Notes | 311 |
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