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Gerta Pohorylle (1 August 1910 – 26 July 1937), known professionally as Gerda Taro, was a German war photographer active during the Spanish Civil War. She is regarded as the first female photojournalist to have died while covering the frontline in a war. [3]
Apr 27, 2021 · Gerda Taro believed photographs could change the world. In the mid-1930s, she served as a midwife of sorts, helping birth the powerful force of modern photo journalism. Taro captured some of the most memorable images of the Spanish civil war, and was the first woman in history to take pictures in battle.
Taro, Gerda (1910–1937) German-Jewish photojournalist, the first woman war photographer to die in combat, whose photographs of the Spanish Civil War brought powerful images to the attention of a public unable to fully grasp the growing menace of fascist aggression. Name variations: Gerda Pohorylle; Gerta Taro.
Apr 25, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of Gerda Taro, a Jewish refugee and photojournalist who documented the Spanish Civil War with her partner Robert Capa. Discover how she became a legend and a martyr of anti-fascism, and how her legacy was preserved in the Mexican Suitcase.
Dec 27, 2013 · In 1937 Gerda Taro became the first female war photographer to die on the front line, killed at the age of 26.
Mar 8, 2019 · On 1 August 1937, thousands of people lined the streets of Paris to mourn the death of photojournalist Gerda Taro (1910–1937): a 26-year-old Jewish émigré from Leipzig, Germany. Taro had died in Spain, while covering the Battle of Brunete, during the second year of the Spanish Civil War.
Biography. Gerda Taro was born in Stuttgart and educated in Leipzig. She left Germany for Paris in 1933 when Hitler became chancellor, and the next year, met Robert Capa. They became lovers, and as she promoted and captioned Capa's photographs, he taught her photographic technique.
