David Seymour, 9780714842769
Hardcover
Chim’s lens: Capturing humanity amidst war and social upheaval.

David Seymour

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  • Hardcover

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    31 December 2004

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Summary

Chim: A Portrait of David Seymour’s Concerned Photography

An accessible look at the work of David Seymour (1911-56), the Polish-born American photojournalist. Under the pseudonym “Chim,” Seymour used his camera to capture the political upheavals and social changes of the 1930s. A practitioner of concerned photography, his images offer an eloquent testimony to the strength and vulnerability of humankind. He became renowned for his sensitive documentation of war and its devastating ef…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780714842769
ISBN-10:0714842761
Series:55s
Author:Tom Beck, Ben Shneiderman
Publisher:Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:Phaidon Press Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:31 December 2004
Weight:650g
Dimensions:245mm x 210mm x 14mm
About The Author

Tom Beck

Tom Beck is Chief Curator at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and a faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art and 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).

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