Robert Capa
The Allies in Italy, Troina, Sicily

The Allies in Italy, Troina, Sicily

© Robert Capa © International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos

The Allies in Italy, Troina, Sicily
The Allies in Italy, Troina, Sicily
ArtistAmerican, born Hungary, 1913–1954
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Allies in Italy, Troina, Sicily
DateAugust 6, 1943
PlaceTroina, Italy
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 15/16 × 10 1/2 in. (30.4 × 26.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Compass Bank Wealth Management Group at "One Great Night in November, 2006", in honor of our fighting men and women worldwide
Object number2006.639
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Magnum Photos, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Norman Rockwell: American Freedom," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 15, 2019–March 22, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Various marks in ink and pencil relating to the place, date and War, together with Magnum cataloguing numerals.
Stamped and printed labels on verso - see photocopy in accession file:

"MAGNUM / PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT / NEW YORK / LOG REF. Consignment ... MAP / TO BE RETURNED." (underneath another adhesive label)

"PLEASE CREDIT / ROBERT CAPA-MAGNUM / MAGNUM PHOTOS INC. / 15 West 4/th Street / New York 19, N.Y."

"... Innocent victims of the guns and cannons, the beautiful / statuary out of Italy's past. (World War II Italy 1943)"

"Magnum Photos Inc. ... / (barcode) / Italy 1943 American soldiers resting amid / the rubble and statuary / ... "

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