Capa


the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
Robert (Andrei Friedmann) 1913–54, U.S. photographer, born in Hungary.
Contemporary Examples

Libya War Photographers’ Final Hours David A. Graham April 20, 2011
Capa in Color Justin Jones January 30, 2014
Newsweek’s Liohn Roars Blake Gopnik April 24, 2012
Capa in Color Justin Jones January 30, 2014
Libya War Photographers’ Final Hours David A. Graham April 20, 2011

Historical Examples

Through the Heart of Patagonia H. Hesketh Prichard
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861 Various
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
Wanderings in Patagonia Julius Beerbohm
The Book-Hunter John Hill Burton

noun
Robert, real name André Friedmann. 1913–54, Hungarian photographer, who established his reputation as a photojournalist during the Spanish Civil War.
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