This great story of #Steinbeck’s tour of #Russia — #Shevchenko #Ukraine in 1947; with the famous war photographer Robert Capa and a twice widowed elderly woman’s rejoinder to Capa’s spontaneous proposal of marriage:
“If God had consulted the cucumber before he made man, there would be less unhappy women in the world.”
Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck
William Souder
#johnsteinbeck #bookstodon #robertcapa #madattheworld
#madattheworld #RobertCapa #bookstodon #JohnSteinbeck #Ukraine #shevchenko #Russia #Steinbeck
Already released in April, it still was news to me: To celebrate their 75th anniversary, the legendary photo agency #MagnumPhotos – founded 1947 in New York by #RobertCapa, #HenriCartierBresson, #GeorgeRodger and #DavidSeymour – will partner this year's #BerlinPhotoWeek which starts early September. Now let's see if I can squeeze in some days before going to Amsterdam the week after… #photography
#magnumphotos #RobertCapa #henricartierbresson #GeorgeRodger #DavidSeymour #BerlinPhotoWeek #photography