First day of school, Pilis, Austria

1948

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

This is a photograph of children doing handstands by a wall. The children are in patterned dresses and the scene is outdoors next to a textured wall and tiled floor. Some children are doing handstands while others stand nearby, watching or adjusting their hair. The photo is black and white.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Seymour/Magnum Photos Inc., New York; Eileen Shneiderman, sister of the artist, 1956; Ben Shneiderman, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Reflections from the Heart: Photographs by David Seymour, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 18 – June 4, 2006; Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, September 11 – December 10, 2006; George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, January 20 – April 22, 2007

Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2003.44.03

Markings

estate stamp embossed lower right below image: CHIM The Estate of David Seymour

Wikidata ID

Q64146106

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