This exhibition was really popular and it took me a few visits to Sejong to actually get in as there were huge queues!
Once I was in, it was great seeing these iconic photos printed large on the walls. The first one that struck me was of a man greeting the first American troops. There were photos from 1943 with wounded people and American troops landing along with a bombed church in Normandy taken in 1944 which gave me an insight into the second world was and the devastation it caused.
There was then a series of American masters in love and war, including Ernest Hemingway holding a pheasant he shot, taken in 1940 or 41. There was an image of Pablo Picasso on the beach in France in 1948 and one of Truman Capote and his dog taken in Italy in 1953.
The last one I looked at was one depicting the death of a loyalist militia man taken in Cordoba in 1936. This image is the one I always remember being Capa's and it was captivating to see it printed so large.
Seeing all the images and remembering wars that took place close to home always gives new perspective and makes me think about the wars occurring around the world still.
Once I was in, it was great seeing these iconic photos printed large on the walls. The first one that struck me was of a man greeting the first American troops. There were photos from 1943 with wounded people and American troops landing along with a bombed church in Normandy taken in 1944 which gave me an insight into the second world was and the devastation it caused.
There was then a series of American masters in love and war, including Ernest Hemingway holding a pheasant he shot, taken in 1940 or 41. There was an image of Pablo Picasso on the beach in France in 1948 and one of Truman Capote and his dog taken in Italy in 1953.
The last one I looked at was one depicting the death of a loyalist militia man taken in Cordoba in 1936. This image is the one I always remember being Capa's and it was captivating to see it printed so large.
Seeing all the images and remembering wars that took place close to home always gives new perspective and makes me think about the wars occurring around the world still.
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