Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps Mike, you could then answer the question implicit in the title of this chain of emails - how did Cornell get HIS name? What was he born? Cornell doesn't sound very Hungarian to my ears, is it an anglicisation of a Hungarian name? Peter Dzwig QWhoZeiss@aol.com wrote: > Hello--In your note about Robert Capa, you almost have it right. When > Robert > went to Paris, he meet Gerda(Pohorylles)Taro in September 1934, fell in > love > the summer of 1935. In the spring of 1937 he asked her to marry him, she > said > no. Then on 26 July 1937 she was killed. Becoming the first woman > photographer ever killed in battle. She was barried in Paris on 01 Aug > 37. Her 27th > birthday. > > My information comes from Cornell Capa. He and I have been friend since > 1960. He was my ASMP sponcer that year. We are working on a new show of > Robert > work, which will open September 05. Richard Whelan, Capa's biographer is > doing > a new book with many photos that have never been seen before. > > If you know anyone or a company that would like to help underwrite the > book > and show have them contact me. > > T. Mike Fletcher > 314-504-6347 > QWhoZeiss@aol.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >