Three photographs by Robert Capa featuring General David (Mickey) Marcus, [1948]. Robert Capa (1913-1954) – American photographer of Jewish-Hungarian descent (born Erno Andre Freidman, in Budapest), considered the most famous war photographer of the 20th century. Experienced five wars: The civil war in Spain, Japan's invasion of China, World War II (all over Europe), Israel's War of Independence and the first Sino-Indian War. Among other projects, Capa documented the invasion of Normandy (D-day) and the liberation of Paris. In 1948, Capa came to Israel several times and photo-documented the War of Independence and the declaration ceremony. He was killed in a mine explosion in Vietnam during the first Sino-Indian war, when he left the jeep in the convoy in which he was traveling to photograph the advancing forces from a different angle. David Marcus (1902-1948), also known as Mickey Stone, was the first general in the IDF, and a United States Army colonel. Many heroic stories are told of his role in the battles to liberate Europe in which he actively partook during World War II. In the framework of his diplomatic work, he participated in the Yalta, Tehran and Potsdam conferences. He came to Israel during the War of Independence as a member of Machal initiated by the Haganah, to contribute from his military experience. He wrote booklets on military matters, a report on the state of the battling forces and their setup. On the day the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem fell, he was appointed as commander of the Jerusalem front. Marcus was killed a few hours before the beginning of the first cease-fire of the War of Independence, accidentally shot to death by an IDF sentry in the village of Abu Ghosh, location of his headquarters. On the verso of one photograph appears a handwritten (pen) signature of Robert Capa with an ink-stamp: “Photograph by PM” and a caption written in pencil :“Marcus”, apparently in Capa’s handwriting; another photo bears the same ink-stamp on the with a caption written in pencil as mentioned above [apparently, the stamp is from the cooperative international photography agency Magnum founded in 1947 with the cooperation of Robert Capa Henri Cartier Bresson, David Sim Simor and George Roger]; the third photograph is neither signed nor titled. 20.5X25 cm. Good condition, few stains and wrinkles. Two are staple-marked.
Three photographs by Robert Capa featuring General David (Mickey) Marcus, [1948]. Robert Capa (1913-1954) – American photographer of Jewish-Hungarian descent (born Erno Andre Freidman, in Budapest), considered the most famous war photographer of the 20th century. Experienced five wars: The civil war in Spain, Japan's invasion of China, World War II (all over Europe), Israel's War of Independence and the first Sino-Indian War. Among other projects, Capa documented the invasion of Normandy (D-day) and the liberation of Paris. In 1948, Capa came to Israel several times and photo-documented the War of Independence and the declaration ceremony. He was killed in a mine explosion in Vietnam during the first Sino-Indian war, when he left the jeep in the convoy in which he was traveling to photograph the advancing forces from a different angle. David Marcus (1902-1948), also known as Mickey Stone, was the first general in the IDF, and a United States Army colonel. Many heroic stories are told of his role in the battles to liberate Europe in which he actively partook during World War II. In the framework of his diplomatic work, he participated in the Yalta, Tehran and Potsdam conferences. He came to Israel during the War of Independence as a member of Machal initiated by the Haganah, to contribute from his military experience. He wrote booklets on military matters, a report on the state of the battling forces and their setup. On the day the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem fell, he was appointed as commander of the Jerusalem front. Marcus was killed a few hours before the beginning of the first cease-fire of the War of Independence, accidentally shot to death by an IDF sentry in the village of Abu Ghosh, location of his headquarters. On the verso of one photograph appears a handwritten (pen) signature of Robert Capa with an ink-stamp: “Photograph by PM” and a caption written in pencil :“Marcus”, apparently in Capa’s handwriting; another photo bears the same ink-stamp on the with a caption written in pencil as mentioned above [apparently, the stamp is from the cooperative international photography agency Magnum founded in 1947 with the cooperation of Robert Capa Henri Cartier Bresson, David Sim Simor and George Roger]; the third photograph is neither signed nor titled. 20.5X25 cm. Good condition, few stains and wrinkles. Two are staple-marked.
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