Minorca, Spanish Civil War

1937–1938, printed before 1946

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a photograph of a fish market counter. The image shows a stone counter covered with a variety of fish. To the right, a person operates a large weighing scale, while another examines the fish. In the foreground, a person holds a baby. The background consists of paneled doors and windows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ben Shneiderman

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 17.78 x 24.13 cm (7 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.122.34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ben Shneiderman, Bethesda, MD; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left stamped in black ink: 4629-58; upper left stamped in red ink: ALLIANCE PHOTO; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: Spanish Civil War; upper right stamped in black ink and crossed out by unknown hand: SPAI[N] - R; center right stamped in blue ink: MADE IN FRANCE; center stamped in black ink: [star] Credit:; center stamped in blue ink: PHOTO CHIM; center stamped in blue ink crossed out in black marker: BLACK STAR GRAYBAR BUILDING NEW YORK; lower left stamped in blue ink in a box: PLEASE CREDIT DAVID SEYMOUR-MAGNUM MAGNUM PHOTOS INC.; lower left stamped in red ink: OA 1141; lower right printed in black ink on label: SPAIN: CIVIL WAR (Seymour) Minorca

Wikidata ID

Q64146087

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