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George Rodger Black and White Photography

British, 1908-1995
Pioneering photographer George Rodger co-founded the Magnum agency with his friends Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, and garnered worldwide recognition for his own work. A self-taught artist, he first found work for The Listener magazine in the late 1930s. His photographs of the Blitz during World War Two brought him to the attention of Life magazine, who hired him as a war correspondent. He covered the war in West Africa, travelled to Iran, Burma, Sicily, and Salerno, and documented the Allies’ liberation of France, Belgium and Holland. Traumatised by what he witnessed during the liberation of the death camps, he vowed never again to cover war, focusing thereafter on travelling the world with his camera, specifically in Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. His world-famous images of tribes in Saharan and equatorial Africa were published in National Geographic, as well as other major magazines and newspapers across the globe. His work hangs in collections both private and national. Rodger was made an Honorary Fellow of Royal Photographic Society in 1993, and passed away in 1995. Since his passing, his work has been the subject of retrospectives in Tokyo, Paris and London, and at the Imperial War Museum North in 2008. His photography features in exhibitions worldwide.
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Artist: George Rodger
Claudia Cardinale for George Rodger - Photograph by George Rodger - 1966
By George Rodger
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by George Rodger in 1966. Copyright Magnum Photos/Agenzia Contrasto. Excellent condition.
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1960s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Korongo Nuba wrestling champion, 1949
By George Rodger
Located in New York, NY
A champion of a Korongo Nuba wrestling match sits atop the shoulders of another tribe member in Kordofan in 1949. Rodger received unprecedented access to the Nuba tribe in Southern S...
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1940s Modern George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Acrylic, Silver Gelatin

Post-War Life, 1946
By George Rodger
Located in New York, NY
The first Chelsea Arts Ball after the war, documented for Life Magazine by photojournalist George Rodger, 1946. George Rodger Post-War Life 1946 (printed later) Edition of 25 Estate...
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1940s Modern George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Acrylic, Silver Gelatin

Ancient souk of Baghdad, 1952
By George Rodger
Located in New York, NY
Light is captured streaming into the ancient souk of Baghdad in 1952. The souk, a marketplace bustling with stalls selling handmade copperwork and local artisan crafts, has persisted...
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1950s Modern George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Two Men, Photography 1942, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Two men in a bamboo house built on stilts in the Inle Lake, Shan States, Burma, 1942 All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60"...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - The Hausa, Photography 1940, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Soldiers from the Arab Legion desert patrol on their camels about 100 km from Amman, Transjordan, Fort Mafrak, 1941 All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Reconstruction, Photography 1945, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Reconstruction after the war. Winegrowers in the Village of Arganda, Spain All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition ...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - American GI, Photography 1943, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
An American GI stationed in Naples spruces himself up with the help of the locals, 1943. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Directing Landings, Photography 1943, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
An American GI directs landings at Salerno, Italy, 1943. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition size 25 This phot...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Young Haitian Girl, Photography 1950, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Young Haitian girl, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1950. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition size 25 This photograph w...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - The Via Dolorosa, Photography 1952, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
The Via Dolorosa (Way of Pain) in Old Jerusalem, 1952. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition size 25 This photog...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Tulips are growing again, Photography 1946, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Tulips are growing again in Alsmeer, documented for Life Magazine by photojournalist George Rodger, 1946. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edit...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Soldiers from the Arab Legion Desert Patrol, 1941, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Soldiers from the Arab Legion Desert Patrol on their camels about one hundred kilometres from Amman, Fort Mufrak, Transjordan, 1941 All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edit...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Suqs of Baghdad, Photography 1952, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Light streaming into the ancient suqs of Baghdad, Iraq, 1952. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition size 25 This...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Skeins of Cotton, Photography 1958, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Skeins of cotton hanging to dry in dyers souk, Tunis, Tunisia, 1958. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition size 2...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Running Home, Photography 1945, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Children run home from school in the small Spanish village of Brunete, 1945. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Editio...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Winston Churchill with General Montgomery, 1945, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Winston Churchill with General Montgomery on the Rhine in Germany, 1945 All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition siz...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Moving a House, Photography 1950, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Moving house in the island of Mactan, Philippines, 1953 All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition size 25 This photo...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - The Champion, Photography 1949, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
The champion of a Korongo Nuba wrestling match, Kordofan, Southern Sudan All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition si...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Bracelet Fighters, Photography 1949, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
Kao-Nyaro Nuba bracelet fighters, Kordofan, Southern Sudan, 1949. All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition size 25 ...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - Moran Warrior, Photography 1979, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
A junior moran (warrior) with a headdress of sun-dried bird skins, Kenya All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition si...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Rodger - The Empire State Building, Photography 1950, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Stamford, CT
The view from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, New York City All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20", Edition size 25 30"x 40", Edition size 25 40" x 60", Edition si...
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2010s Contemporary George Rodger Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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