Gerda Taro
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Gerta Pohorylle (1 August 1910 – 26 July 1937), known professionally as Gerda Taro, was a German war photographer active during the Spanish Civil War. She is regarded as the first woman photojournalist to have died while covering the frontline in a war.[3]
Gerda Taro | |
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Born | Gerta Pohorylle (1910-08-01)1 August 1910[1] |
Died | 26 July 1937(1937-07-26) (aged 26) |
Resting place | Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, France |
Years active | 1935–1937 |
Employer | Alliance Photo |
Partner | Robert Capa (1935–1937) |
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Taro was the companion and professional partner of photographer Robert Capa, who, like her, was Jewish. The name "Robert Capa" was originally an alias that Taro and Capa (born Endre Friedmann) shared, an invention meant to mitigate the increasing political intolerance in Europe and to attract the lucrative American market. Therefore, a significant amount of what is credited as Robert Capa's early work was actually created by Taro.[4]