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David Seymour

(Polish, 1911–1956)

arturo toscanini, italy by david seymour

David Seymour

Arturo Toscanini, Italy, 1954

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arturo toscanini, italy by david seymour

David Seymour

Arturo Toscanini, Italy, 1954

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teresa, poland by david seymour

David Seymour

Teresa, Poland, 1948

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austria by david seymour

David Seymour

Austria, 1948

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vienna by david seymour

David Seymour

Vienna, 1948

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the post war years: the children - boys in a war orphanage in naples, italy by david seymour

David Seymour

The Post War Years: The Children - Boys in a War Orphanage in Naples, Italy, 1948

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port said, november 9 by david seymour

David Seymour

Port Said, November 9, 1956

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greek girl, greece: a little girl's reaction to her first pair of shoes. by david seymour

David Seymour

Greek Girl, Greece: A little girl's reaction to her first pair of shoes., 1949

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the post war years: the children - maimed children at a home near rome playing ball by david seymour

David Seymour

The Post War Years: The Children - Maimed Children at a Home Near Rome Playing Ball, 1948

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italy by david seymour

David Seymour

Italy, 1951

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italy: funeral for a child, matera, italy by david seymour

David Seymour

Italy: Funeral for a Child, Matera, Italy, 1948

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naples mother, italy by david seymour

David Seymour

Naples Mother, Italy, 1950

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Biography

Timeline

1911
Born in Warsaw, Poland
1931 - 1933
Chemistry and Physics, Sorbonne, Paris
1931
Leipzig Akademie der Graphischen und Buch Kuenste
1936 - 1938
Chim photographed the Spanish Civil War
1942 - 1945
Served in the US Army, winning a medal for his work in intelligence
1947
Founded Magnum Photos along with Cartier-Bresson, Capa, George Rodger, and William Vandivert
1956
10 November he was killed by Egyptian machine-gun fire while traveling near the Suez Canal to cover a prisoner exchange

Literature

2005
David Seymour, Phaidon Press Ltd, UK
2003
David Seymour, Chim, Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Spain
1996
Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour (text by Cornell Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson), Bulfinch Press, USA
1980
Robert Capa, David Seymour: les grandes photos de la guerre d'Espagne, Janninck, France
1976
Front Populaire (with Robert Capa), Le Chêne, France
1974
David Seymour Chim, 1911-1956, Editions Michel Brient, France; Grossman Publishers, USA
1966
David Seymour ('Chim'), Paragraphic Books, USA
1957
Little Ones, Heibonsha, Japan
1950
The Vatican, Behind the Scenes in the Holy City, Grosset & Dunlap, USA
1949
Children of Europe, UNESCO
English (US)

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