About the Artist
David Douglas Duncan
1916–2018
David Douglas Duncan (1916–2018) was among the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. He was best known for his dramatic war images which were first taken when he was a U.S. Marine combat photographer and later for Life magazine. While working with Life, he captured numerous historical events including “the end of the British occupation of India”, the emergence of the Saudi Arabian oil boom, the consequences of the Iron Curtain, and the Vietnam War. Photographs taken by Duncan of the Korean War were featured in his 1951 book This is War! which earned him recognition as the pre-eminent combat photographer of the period. Duncan later went on to publish seven books on the life of Picasso, featuring some of the most intimate portraits of the famous artist.
