Description: DAVID SEYMOUR—“CHIM" 1911-1956 • 1974 1st PRINTING ICP LIBRARY OF PHOTOGRAPHERSIn very good condition. David Seymour - Chim 1911-1956 is a seminal retrospective of the work of a pioneering photojournalist. Known by his pseudonym, Chim, David Seymour was a founding member of the Magnum Photos agency, alongside luminaries like Henri Cartier-Bresson, who writes the first essay about Chim, and Robert Capa. The book, published by the International Center of Photography and Grossman Publishers in 1974, presents a comprehensive collection of Seymour's photographs, spanning his career from the 1930s to his tragic death in 1956. The images offer a poignant and often heartbreaking portrayal of human suffering and resilience, particularly during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Accompanying the photographs are insightful essays that provide context to Seymour's life and work, illuminating his role as a compassionate chronicler of his time.This is a first edition, first printing in softcover, which was issued simultaneously with the hardcover edition. 95 pages.Introduction by Judith Friedburg and edited by Anna Farova. Includes remembrances by Henri Cartier Bresson, Eileen Shneiderman, Elihu Winer, and S.L. Shneiderman along with over 60 black and white images.
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Signed: No
Publisher: Viking Press
Subject: Art & Photography
Year Printed: 1974
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: David Seymour
Special Attributes: First Edition First Printing
Author: David Seymour
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Photography: Monographs
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
