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Label TextSince the early 1950s, Micha Bar-Am has been devoted to documenting scenes of Israeli life and is now considered one of the country’s foremost photographers. As a member of the Magnum collective, he worked as a documentarian, but also put a strong emphasis on photographic composition, pairing journalism with a strong sense of aesthetics.
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (16.5 x 23.8 cm)
Accession Number 2025.287
Classificationsphotograph
ProvenanceJeff Perry; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2025]
The evacuation of the Sinai by the Israelis, prior to the handing over of the territory to the Egyptians, was met with fierce resistance by the Israeli settlers. The army removed protestors before the settlements and army camps could be dismantled. The region was being returned in accordance with the Israel/Egypt peace agreements. Soldier clearing settlement with foosball table in foreground
Image Not Available for The evacuation of the Sinai by the Israelis, prior to the handing over of the territory to the Egyptians, was met with fierce resistance by the Israeli settlers. The army removed protestors before the settlements and army camps could be dismantled. The region was being returned in accordance with the Israel/Egypt peace agreements. Soldier clearing settlement with foosball table in foreground
Image Not Available for The evacuation of the Sinai by the Israelis, prior to the handing over of the territory to the Egyptians, was met with fierce resistance by the Israeli settlers. The army removed protestors before the settlements and army camps could be dismantled. The region was being returned in accordance with the Israel/Egypt peace agreements. Abandoned military outpost, Sinai
The evacuation of the Sinai by the Israelis, prior to the handing over of the territory to the Egyptians, was met with fierce resistance by the Israeli settlers. The army removed protestors before the settlements and army camps could be dismantled. The region was being returned in accordance with the Israel/Egypt peace agreements. Abandoned military outpost, Sinai
1982
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Sgt. Ralph Kilpatrick - Soldier Behind North Korea Lines for 77 Days: Taejon, South Korea: An army mess sergeant was the hero of the 24th Division when he returned from 77 death-despairing days behind communist lines. Ralph Kilpatrick, of Phoebus, Virginia, came out of the once-held enemy hills to his buddies in the 19th Infantry Regiment in good health with a harrowing story of grimly hanging to life in enemy-saturated territory. Kilpatrick is pictured as he received a medical checkup from Lieutenant Alfred J. Grose, of Rochester, New York, October 4, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Igirisujin (British Lady), from the series "Yokohama meisho ijin yashiki 横浜名所異人屋敷 (Famous Sights of Yokohama, Foreign Settlements)"
Yoshikazu
1861
Image Not Available for Yom Kippur War: the Israeli army made a rapid advance towards the Suez Canal and took hundreds of Egyptian soldiers as prisoners of war. Afterwards, they were loaded in trucks and taken to a special camp, Fayed, Egypt, October 24, 1973
Yom Kippur War: the Israeli army made a rapid advance towards the Suez Canal and took hundreds of Egyptian soldiers as prisoners of war. Afterwards, they were loaded in trucks and taken to a special camp, Fayed, Egypt, October 24, 1973
1973
Image Not Available for North Vietnamese Captives: A U.S. Marine escorts North Vietnamese regular army captives to evacuation helicopter near Quang Ngai, 335 miles northwest of Saigon in Vietnam, March 7th, 1966. During weekend of March 5th through 6th, Marines and South Vietnamese paratroopers annihilated a 2,000-man communist regiment, killing almost half of them
North Vietnamese Captives: A U.S. Marine escorts North Vietnamese regular army captives to evacuation helicopter near Quang Ngai, 335 miles northwest of Saigon in Vietnam, March 7th, 1966. During weekend of March 5th through 6th, Marines and South Vietnamese paratroopers annihilated a 2,000-man communist regiment, killing almost half of them
1966
Image Not Available for Israeli troops advance into Beirut: Israeli forces moved past the Green Line into the Museum crossing and continued heavy bombardment of West Beirut, yet they opened up a single crossing between the two sectors of the capital to allow thousands of residents to flee out of the West. This line separates the Muslim West and Christian East of Beirut. Lebanon’s internal security forces said at least 250 persons had been killed and nearly 700 wounded in this recent attack. Israeli and Palestinian forces consolidated their positions around the front line near the airport and the Green Line, and at the Museum and the Galerie Samaan crossings. Palestinian refugees arriving in a camp in Sidon, July 1982
Israeli troops advance into Beirut: Israeli forces moved past the Green Line into the Museum crossing and continued heavy bombardment of West Beirut, yet they opened up a single crossing between the two sectors of the capital to allow thousands of residents to flee out of the West. This line separates the Muslim West and Christian East of Beirut. Lebanon’s internal security forces said at least 250 persons had been killed and nearly 700 wounded in this recent attack. Israeli and Palestinian forces consolidated their positions around the front line near the airport and the Green Line, and at the Museum and the Galerie Samaan crossings. Palestinian refugees arriving in a camp in Sidon, July 1982
1982
Image Not Available for Israel Strikes into Lebanon: wounded Lebanese soldier and Israeli soldier peacefully exchange cigarettes, February 1972
Israel Strikes into Lebanon: wounded Lebanese soldier and Israeli soldier peacefully exchange cigarettes, February 1972
1972
Image Not Available for Israeli-Occupied Lebanon: a father is united with his son in a warm embrace where both are fighting against Palestinian guerrillas here in Israel’s drive to Beirut, June 12, 1982
Israeli-Occupied Lebanon: a father is united with his son in a warm embrace where both are fighting against Palestinian guerrillas here in Israel’s drive to Beirut, June 12, 1982
1982
Image Not Available for The funeral of the Athletes of the Munich Olympic Games. Eleven Israeli members were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists during the Olympic Games and were killed when negotiations for their release broke down. The national flag is removed from the four pine-wood caskets before they are buried into the ground, Jerusalem
The funeral of the Athletes of the Munich Olympic Games. Eleven Israeli members were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists during the Olympic Games and were killed when negotiations for their release broke down. The national flag is removed from the four pine-wood caskets before they are buried into the ground, Jerusalem
1972
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Army recruiter In the past the army hasn't always gotten the best men. I feel that my job as a recruiter is to screen out undesirables. I want to recruit the best boys for our army., from the "Working" series
Bill Owens
1974-1976
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: While Lt. General Walton H. Walker, CG 8th Army looks on, General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff, inspects some captured North Korean small arms near the Korean battle front. Collins visited the Korean front to analyze the war’s progress, August 24, 1950
1950
Image Not Available for Student Pilots: Warrant officer candidates Donald Jacoby, left, and Michael Honara carry their bags towards a waiting helicopter at the end of field duty near Fort Rucker, Alabama. They are both scheduled to go out to Vietnam to serve as helicopter pilots within a few weeks, after finishing training and graduating from the Army Aviation School at Fort Rucker. The Indochina war has made the wings of the helicopter pilot a status symbol that has eclipsed the Green Beret. And the Army says it has no shortage of young men who want to become pilots, March 1971
Student Pilots: Warrant officer candidates Donald Jacoby, left, and Michael Honara carry their bags towards a waiting helicopter at the end of field duty near Fort Rucker, Alabama. They are both scheduled to go out to Vietnam to serve as helicopter pilots within a few weeks, after finishing training and graduating from the Army Aviation School at Fort Rucker. The Indochina war has made the wings of the helicopter pilot a status symbol that has eclipsed the Green Beret. And the Army says it has no shortage of young men who want to become pilots, March 1971
1971