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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]
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.
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.
Dec 27, 2013 · Gerda Taro: The forgotten photojournalist killed in action. In July 1937 a Jewish emigre from Nazi Germany became the first female war photographer to die on assignment. At the age of 26, Gerda...
Apr 11, 2014 · New book explores Gerda Taro, first female war photographer killed on job. Taro took many images attributed to lover and photographer Robert Capa
Gerda Taro (1910– 1937) was a pioneering photojournalist whose brief career consisted almost exclusively of dramatic photographs from the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. Her photographs were widely reproduced in the French leftist press, and incorporated the dynamic camera angles of New Vision photographyas well as a physical and ...
Mar 16, 2017 · Gerda Taro, left, was the first female war photographer to be killed in the line of work. The 26-year-old German was returning from the front lines of the Spanish Civil War when she was...
Sep 26, 2007 · In her brief but dramatic career, Gerda Taro (1910-1937) made some of the most striking photographs to come from the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. The following selections, drawn from ICP's collection, are also included in the first full-scale retrospective.
Mar 11, 2021 · Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, the most iconic couple in the history of war photography, were not actually who they claimed to be. Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, who met in Paris after fleeing...
