Munkacsi's Lost Archive

Hungarian photographer Martin Munkacsi (1896–1963) created dynamic and elegant images of models and athletes in motion. His unique style—inspiring photographers from Henri Cartier-Bresson to Richard Avedon—grew out of the context of 1930s photojournalism and required a combination of split-second timing and radical cropping. For Munkacsi, process was key. The recent rediscovery of his long-lost negative archive helps to clarify his working methods and uncover the secrets behind his most famous images.

17 Items
  • [Katharine Hepburn, Hartford]
  • [Student pilots with parachutes, Schleissheim flying school, near Munich]
  • [Swimming school, Berlin]
  • [Goalkeeper, Budapest]
  • [Tibor von Halmay and Vera Mahlke]
  • [Tibor von Halmay and Vera Mahlke]
  • [Tibor von Halmay and Vera Mahlke]
  • [Tibor von Halmay and Vera Mahlke]
  • [Tibor von Halmay and Vera Mahlke]
  • [Eva Szaplone in rumbleseat]
  • [Eva Szaplone in rumbleseat]
  • [Eva Szaplone in rumbleseat]
  • [Eva Szaplone in rumbleseat]
  • [Eva Szaplone in rumbleseat]
  • [Eva Szaplone in rumbleseat]
  • [Eva Szaplone in rumbleseat]
  • [Wrestlers Sandor Szabo and Jim Browning]