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David Seymour (Chim)

Hardback

Main Details

Title David Seymour (Chim)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tom Beck
By (photographer) Ben Shneiderman
Series55s
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 210
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
ISBN/Barcode 9780714842769
ClassificationsDewey:770.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
Publication Date 1 January 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

An accessible monograph on the work of David Seymour (1911 56), the Polish-born American photojournalist, who used his camera to record the political upheavals and social change of the 1930s. Known by his pseudonym, Chim, Seymour was a practitioner of concerned photography and his images provide an eloquent testimony to the strength and vulnerability of humankind. He became known for his sensitive documentation of war and its devastating effects on its victims, especially children, and his documentation of the Spanish Civil War established him as one of history s finest photojournalists

Author Biography

Tom Beck is Chief Curator at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art + Design. He is an Emmy award winner and has served as curator for numerous exhibitions. Among his publications are An American Vision: John G. Bullock and the Photo-Secession (1989) and The Art of Edward S. Curtis (1995). Author's Residence: Baltimore, Maryland