Robert Capa photograph of an elderly Jewish man in the new state of Israel
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
Creator(s)
- Robert Capa (Photographer)
Archival History
The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Dr. Mark Reichman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark Reichman
Scope and Content
Photographic print by Robert Capa of an elderly white bearded Jewish man, a citizen of the new state of Israel, taken in August 1949. It was published as part of a promotional piece: ‘‘Israel's First Year. A Report on a new state."
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Black and white photographic print of a medium close-up portrait of an elderly man with a white cap and a full white beard and mustache. His eyes are dark shadows, with the light hitting his prominent nose. He wears a black garment and his right hand is raised and gesturing outward; it is slightly out of focus.There is a blurred view of another elderly bearded man in a white cap behind his right shoulder. On the verso is 1 adhered caption label and stamps from his agency and a previous owner, and inscriptions in graphite and black and blue ink.
back, top left, pencil : 677 back, top right, pencil : T1584 back, bottom left, black ink, handwritten : Palestine (Israel) Jews-(illegible) back, bottom left, pencil : RC-67 back, bottom right, pencil : 8
People
- Capa, Robert, 1913-1954.
Subjects
- Jewish photographers--United States.
- Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948--Pictorial works.
- War photographers--United States.
- Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949--Pictorial works.
- Photojournalists--United States.
- Israel--History--1948-1967.
Genre
- Photographs
- Object