Civilians welcoming American troops just after the liberation. Alencon, Normandy, August 12th, 1944
Robert Capa, American (born Hungary), 1913 - 1954
negative and print: August 12, 1944
Gelatin silver print
Image: 8 15/16 × 13 7/16 in. (22.7 × 34.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (28 × 35.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund, the William B. and Evelyn A. Jaffe Fund, the Virginia and Preston T. Kelsey 1958 Fund, the Robert J. Strasenburgh II 1942 Fund, and the Julia L. Whittier Fund
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Geography
Place Imaged: Normandy, France, Europe
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Typed and attached to reverse, above center: The liberation of Paris was the most unforgettable / day in the world. France, 1944.; Stamped, on reverse, upside down, top center, in blue ink: Please Credit: ROBERT CAPA / "IMAGES OF WAR" Copyright c[circled] 1964; Stamped, on reverse, upside down, top right, in blue ink: DISTRIBUTED BY MAGNUM PHOTOS, INC / 15 W. 47th St. New York 36, N.Y.; Stamped, on reverse, upside down, center, in black ink: [text in box] PLEASE CREDIT / ROBERT CAPA-MAGNUM / MAGNUM PHOTOS INC. / 15 [overwritten, in blue ink 72] West 27 [overwritten, in blue ink 45]th Street / New York 19, N.Y.; Stamped, on reverse, lower right, in blue ink: This photograph may only be reproduced / for review purposes in connection with / the photographic exhibit "THE CONCERNED / PHOTOGRAPHER" Copyright c[circled] 1967
Provenance
The artist; either given or given in exchange to fellow Magnum photographer, Micha Bar-Am, date unknown; to one of his sons, date unknown; sold to present collection through the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, 2020.
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