Image

Robert Capa

The Falling Soldier
Recent Acquisition

Description

Maker

Robert Capa (American, 1913-1954)

Title

The Falling Soldier
Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of
Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936

Year

1936, printed later

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

21.6 x 27.9 cm (8 1/2 x 11 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Inscription in graphite recto on matte. Signed by Cornel Capa, Robert Capa’s borther. LR: "SPAIN, SEPT. 1936" LL "PHOTOGRAPH BY [underlined:] ROBERT CAPA"

Inscription: Verso: inscribed in graphite: UR: 1 [circled]; center: "Photography by Robert Capa / Spain - Sept. 1936"; LL: "Gift to Robert Dannin [underlined] / Not for reproduction"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Jolie Stahl

Object Number

2024.19.30

Type

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Tombstone

Robert Capa (American, 1913-1954)
The Falling Soldier; Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936 , 1936, printed later
Gelatin silver print
21.6 x 27.9 cm (8 1/2 x 11 inches)
Gift of Jolie Stahl 2024.19.30

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