July 12, 2024
Tony Vaccaro stuck around Europe for years following his discharge from the Army in September 1945, four months after D-Day. The timing allowed the famed photographer to capture both war’s brutality and its aftermath, the latter a time of both celebratory smiles and a welcome return to the mundanity of peacetime day-to-day existence.
Vaccaro’s war and post-war images contrast sharply with one another, and all contrast with his later work documenting daily life and fashion for major publications of his day such as Look, Newsweek, and Life. An array of his images is featured in Tony Vaccaro: The Pursuit of Beauty at the Monroe Gallery of Photography.
Owners Michelle and Sid Monroe were friendly with Vaccaro, who died eight days after his 100th birthday in December 2022. His son Frank spoke at a July 5 reception for the exhibition.
"We were privileged to know Tony and to be able to call him a friend. He shared his experiences, his empathy, his integrity and his passion for life and his family with us. He led his life, and pursued his work, as an antidote to mankind’s inhumanity to mankind. "
— Brian Sandford
details:
Tony Vaccaro: The Pursuit of Beauty
Through September 15
Monroe Gallery of Photography
112 Don Gaspar Avenue
505-992-0800; monroegallery.com
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