George Rodger (1908-1995) - Afrique du Nord, 1954
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Rare and magnificent photogravure by the renowned photographer George Rodger titled "North Africa, 1954".
Symbolic and meaningful shot on the theme of vast spaces in African land, taken by one of the founding members of the Magnum agency alongside Capa and Cartier-Bresson.
Limited edition copy, sold out commercially.
Description :
Photogravure on thick art paper with a press agency/journal stamp (Photo credits: Magnum Agency)
Author(s): George Rodger (1908-1995)
Editor: Magnum Agency Fund
Publication: 2001
Condition: Excellent (never framed since 2001) see photos.
Dimensions: 34.8 cm x 29.7 cm
Shipping: Professional, careful and secure packaging with tracking number and insurance via UPS or Colissimo.
Worldwide shipping.
About the artist :
Born in Cheshire in 1908, George Rodger served in the British merchant navy. After a short stay in the United States, he worked as a photographer for the BBC's The Listener magazine, followed in 1938 by a brief stint at Black Star Agency.
His photos of the London blitz drew the attention of Life magazine, and he became a war correspondent. He won 18 campaign medals covering the activities of Free France in West Africa and later documented the war front in Eritrea, Abyssinia, and the Western Desert. He traveled to Iran, Burma, North Africa, Sicily, and Salerno, in Italy, where he met and befriended Robert Capa.
After covering the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, Rodger was the first photographer to enter the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945. In May, he photographed the German surrender at Lüneburg for Time and Life. Traumatized by the experience of searching for "beautiful compositions" among the dead, Rodger embarked on a 28,000-mile journey through Africa and the Middle East, focusing on animal life, rituals, and lifestyles that are closely connected with nature.
In 1947, Rodger was invited to join Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David "Chim" Seymour, and William Vandivert to co-found Magnum. His next major journey was an across-Africa trip from Cape to Cairo, during which he took extraordinary photos of the Kordofan Nuba tribe that appeared for the first time in National Geographic in 1951. Africa remained a focus for him for over 30 years.
George Rodger died in Kent on July 24, 1995.
Rare and magnificent photogravure by the renowned photographer George Rodger titled "North Africa, 1954".
Symbolic and meaningful shot on the theme of vast spaces in African land, taken by one of the founding members of the Magnum agency alongside Capa and Cartier-Bresson.
Limited edition copy, sold out commercially.
Description :
Photogravure on thick art paper with a press agency/journal stamp (Photo credits: Magnum Agency)
Author(s): George Rodger (1908-1995)
Editor: Magnum Agency Fund
Publication: 2001
Condition: Excellent (never framed since 2001) see photos.
Dimensions: 34.8 cm x 29.7 cm
Shipping: Professional, careful and secure packaging with tracking number and insurance via UPS or Colissimo.
Worldwide shipping.
About the artist :
Born in Cheshire in 1908, George Rodger served in the British merchant navy. After a short stay in the United States, he worked as a photographer for the BBC's The Listener magazine, followed in 1938 by a brief stint at Black Star Agency.
His photos of the London blitz drew the attention of Life magazine, and he became a war correspondent. He won 18 campaign medals covering the activities of Free France in West Africa and later documented the war front in Eritrea, Abyssinia, and the Western Desert. He traveled to Iran, Burma, North Africa, Sicily, and Salerno, in Italy, where he met and befriended Robert Capa.
After covering the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, Rodger was the first photographer to enter the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945. In May, he photographed the German surrender at Lüneburg for Time and Life. Traumatized by the experience of searching for "beautiful compositions" among the dead, Rodger embarked on a 28,000-mile journey through Africa and the Middle East, focusing on animal life, rituals, and lifestyles that are closely connected with nature.
In 1947, Rodger was invited to join Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David "Chim" Seymour, and William Vandivert to co-found Magnum. His next major journey was an across-Africa trip from Cape to Cairo, during which he took extraordinary photos of the Kordofan Nuba tribe that appeared for the first time in National Geographic in 1951. Africa remained a focus for him for over 30 years.
George Rodger died in Kent on July 24, 1995.
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