Mexican Suitcase Spanish Civil War Photographs 2 Volume Set

Description: Used 2 volume set. Some very light wear on cover and corner. Edge bumping light scratches on cover. NO Slipcase. Used item. Please see all photos as they are a key part of the item description. Please let us know if you have any questions on this item prior to purchase we will get back to you ASAP. Sometimes, even in the world of photography, miracles happen. On 19 December 2007, three battered, commonplace cardboard boxes arrived at the International Center of Photography in New York. Within these boxes was the so-called Mexican Suitcase--a treasure trove of photographic history believed lost since World War II, which contained the negatives of the legendary Spanish Civil War photographs of Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour (known as Chim). The Mexican Suitcase contained 126 rolls of film, mostly shot between May 1936 and spring 1939, that are an inestimable record of innovative war photography and of a definitive episode in Spanish history. This volume documents the trove., On 19 December 2007, three battered, commonplace cardboard boxes arrived at the International Center of Photography in New York. Within these boxes the so-called Mexican Suitcase was a treasure trove of photographic history believed lost since World War II: the legendary Spanish Civil War negatives of Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and David Seymour (known as Chim).

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Location: Greenwich, Connecticut

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Type: Hardcover

Country/Region of Manufacture: France

Book Title: Mexican Suitcase

Number of Pages: 750 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Steidl Gmbh & Co. Ohg

Topic: Individual Photographers / Monographs, Individual Photographers / General, Military / World War II, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History, Photoessays & Documentaries

Item Height: 2.3 in

Publication Year: 2010

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Photography, History

Item Weight: 119.9 Oz

Author: Cynthis Young

Item Length: 13.1 in

Item Width: 10.2 in

Format: Trade Paperback / Trade Paperback