David Seymour (Chim)Sunday Afternoon, Baldo Plays Morra, 1951
gelatin silver print
National Gallery of Art, Gift of Ben Shneiderman
© David Seymour Estate/Magnum Photos
Italy
Sunday Afternoon, Baldo Plays Morra
Chim was always drawn to street life, especially customs and traditions that gave a unique flavor to human interaction in different regions and countries. In this image, he captures a group of young men in Gubbio playing morra, a hand game (similar to "odds and evens" or "rock-paper-scissors") that entails guessing the total number of fingers stretched out simultaneously by two opponents.
