Pablo Picasso in front of Guernica, Paris

1937, printed 1982

David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

International Center of Photography

Publisher

David Seymour (Chim)

Attributed to

A man with a round face and straight, ear-length hair stands at the foot of a mural that fills the background of this vertical black and white photograph. The man looks at us with shaded eyes, and he wears a light-colored collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows. He wears a checked tie and crosses his arms, holding one cupped hand up as if shielding a cigarette from a breeze. The abstracted mural behind him shows a person with their face tipped up and one hand raised. The mouth and eyes are wide open. The person’s features are painted with dark outlines against a dark background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ben Shneiderman

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 x 20.32 cm (12 x 8 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 x 27.94 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.122.38.2

Associated Artworks

See all 12 artworks

Henri Barbusse and Left-wing Intellectuals at his Monde Office, Paris

David Seymour, International Center of Photography

1935

David Seymour / Chim

David Seymour, International Center of Photography

1982

Anti-War Rally, Saint-Cloud

David Seymour, International Center of Photography

1936

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Bondi, Inge. Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour. Boston: Bullfinch Press, 1998.

2003

  • David Seymour/Chim. Spain: Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, 2003.

Inscriptions

on verso, bottom center, rubber stamp in black ink with graphite additions: PRINT#2 EDITION #4/100 / THIS PRINT IS ISSUED AS PART OF DAVID SEYMOUR-CHIM / 1982 PORTFOLIO. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE / EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER / OF PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW YORK. THIS PRINT IS FOR DISPLAY PUR- / POSES ONLY.

Markings

artist's signature impressed bottom right: Chim

Wikidata ID

Q64146091

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