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David Seymour

(Polish, 1911–1956)

sofia loren. rome, 1955 by david seymour

David Seymour

Sofia Loren. Rome, 1955, 1960

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france. ile-de-france region. seine-saint-denis department. town of saint-ouen. national strike for the 40-hour week, paid holidays, and collective agreements. workers organise a sit-in at their steel factory. june 1936. by david seymour

David Seymour

FRANCE. Ile-de-France region. Seine-Saint-Denis department. Town of Saint-Ouen. National strike for the 40-hour week, paid holidays, and collective agreements. Workers organise a sit-in at their steel factory. June 1936.

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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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