Death in the Making: Reexamining the Iconic Spanish Civil War Photobook

Friday, September 30th, 2022 - Monday, January 9th, 2023

Death in the Making: Reexamining the Iconic Spanish Civil War Photobook brings together nearly 75 original photographs and related ephemera to tell the story of Robert Capa’s iconic 1938 photobook about the Spanish Civil War. In addition to work by Capa, the exhibition presents new insights into the contributions of Polish American photojournalist David “Chim” Seymour, who was only recently credited for his work in the book, and German photojournalist Gerda Taro. Taro’s death in the Spanish Civil War spurred the production of the book, which is dedicated to her.

The exhibition is accompanied by a 2020 edition of Death in the Making, published by Damiani/ICP. Curated by Cynthia Young, former curator of the Robert Capa and Cornell Capa Archive at the International Center of Photography, the exhibition represents the first in an ongoing series of exhibitions that revisit and highlight the ICP permanent collection and celebrate ICP’s history.

Mon, Wed, Fri - Sun 11am – 7pm
Tue CLOSED
Thu 11am – 9pm

International Center of Photography (ICP)
79 Essex Street

New York, NY

40.718038913668, -73.98856445

Death in the Making: Reexamining the Iconic Spanish Civil War Photobook