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Republican soldier and Gerda Taro
Spain 1936
ph Robert Capa
Andre Freidmann, Capa’s given name, was not selling well in Paris in the 1940?s and Taro, started marketing this mysterious American photographer named Robert Capa. It worked for a while and got Capa’s career off the ground. She shared time in Spain with Capa and Chim. While developing a name for herself as a dedicated war photographer she was riding on the side of a truck, when they were side swiped by a tank. The collision ended her brief, but prolific career. Capa, was crushed [sic] and carried a tear stained photo of Gerda for months, introducing it as a picture of his wife, though they were not actually married.
Adam Marelli

The story of Gerda Taro and Robert Capa is one of those heartbreaking tales that…still bums me out.

Republican soldier and Gerda Taro

Spain 1936

ph Robert Capa

Andre Freidmann, Capa’s given name, was not selling well in Paris in the 1940?s and Taro, started marketing this mysterious American photographer named Robert Capa. It worked for a while and got Capa’s career off the ground. She shared time in Spain with Capa and Chim. While developing a name for herself as a dedicated war photographer she was riding on the side of a truck, when they were side swiped by a tank. The collision ended her brief, but prolific career. Capa, was crushed [sic] and carried a tear stained photo of Gerda for months, introducing it as a picture of his wife, though they were not actually married.

Adam Marelli

The story of Gerda Taro and Robert Capa is one of those heartbreaking tales that…still bums me out.