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Subject: [Leica] how Cornell Capa got his name
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Wed Aug 25 04:25:35 2004
References: <b8.60a89958.2e5d3158@aol.com>

Perhaps Mike, you could then answer the question implicit in the title of 
this 
chain of emails - how did Cornell get HIS name? What was he born? Cornell 
doesn't sound very Hungarian to my ears, is it an anglicisation of a 
Hungarian name?

Peter Dzwig

QWhoZeiss@aol.com wrote:

> Hello--In your note about Robert Capa, you almost have it right.  When 
> Robert 
> went to Paris, he meet Gerda(Pohorylles)Taro in September 1934, fell in 
> love 
> the summer of 1935.  In the spring of 1937 he asked her to marry him, she 
> said 
> no.  Then on 26 July 1937 she was killed.  Becoming the first woman 
> photographer ever killed in battle.  She was barried in Paris on 01 Aug 
> 37.  Her 27th 
> birthday.  
> 
> My information comes from Cornell Capa.  He and I have been friend since 
> 1960.  He was my ASMP sponcer that year.  We are working on a new show of 
> Robert 
> work, which will open September 05.  Richard Whelan, Capa's biographer is 
> doing 
> a new book with many photos that have never been seen before.
> 
> If you know anyone or a company that would like to help underwrite the 
> book 
> and show have them contact me.
> 
> T. Mike Fletcher
> 314-504-6347
> QWhoZeiss@aol.com
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