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War photographer Robert Capa whose hands were accidentally injured while he was on duty with troops bound for Tunis.

War photographer Robert Capa whose hands were accidentally injured while he was on duty with troops bound for Tunis.

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War photographer Robert Capa whose hands were accidentally injured while he was on duty with troops bound for Tunis.
Artist
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • War photographer Robert Capa whose hands were accidentally injured while he was on duty with troops bound for Tunis.
Date1944
PlaceTunisia, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 13/16 × 9 3/4 in. (19.8 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.7 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.756
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceTime-Life Publications; [Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; Manfred Heiting, October 6, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, upper center: "WWII Photographers 8 US 4870 TUN"

Typed on label, pasted to verso of sheet: "CAPA / ROAD TO TUNIS / With the city of Tunis in Allied hands, the civilian population / of North Africa came out of their mountain hiding places and / joined the hosts of British and American troops headed for the Tunisian capital. Past the now tranquil Hill 609, whose bloody / capture opened the way to Mateur, Bizerte and victory, over hot / dusty roads baking under Africa's intense sun, a ceaseless, motley / parade of tanks, trucks, horse and donkey carts piled high with / returning refugees and their household goods, cyclists and even / pedestrians wound its way across Tunisia. At camps en route sold- / iers doffed battle-grimy uniforms and enjoyed their first showers / in weeks, civilians bound for their native villages exchanged gay / greetings with Yanks and Tommies, and everywhere was evidence that the Allied victory signaled a return to the old, peaceful life of pre-war days."

Typed on a second label, pasted to verso of sheet: "14. War photographer Robert Capa whose hands were accidentally / injured while he was on duty with troops bound for Tunis."

Stamped in black, verso of sheet, below pasted labels: "PHOTO BY / PIX INCORPORATED / 250 PARK AVENUE / NEW YORK CITY / TEL. ELDORADO 5-4021 / PLEASE CREDIT ROBERT CAPA-PIX / A LICENSE IS GRANTED FOR YOUR PUB- / LICATION ONLY. TO REPRODUCE THE PIC- / TURE APPEARING ON THIS PRINT WHICH / IS FURNISHED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. IT / MUST NOT BE LOANED, SYNDICATED OR / USED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WI- / THOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM US."

Stamped in red, verso of sheet, lower right: "RETURN TO / LOOK LIBRARY"

Stamped in black, verso of sheet, upside down in the lower left (with pencil insertions): "Source: Pix / Price: 10.00 / Date of purchase: 1944 / Rights Purchased: for MX / Rights Not Available: / Used: Not used"


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