Untitled

c. 1948

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

This is a photograph of a group of young boys gathered on a street corner with a faded stone wall in the background. In the forefront, two of the boys are focused on lighting a cigarette, which one of them is holding between his lips, while the others look on with interest. The boys appear to be engaged in a casual moment, with one wearing a short-sleeved button-up shirt and another with curly hair in a striped shirt. The candid shot captures the gritty texture of the stone wall behind them and the cobblestone pavement beneath their feet, emphasizing the urban setting. The photograph is black and white, giving it a timeless quality and highlighting the contrast between light and shadow on their faces.
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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

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: ChilDREN / INTERNATIONAL / Seym; across upper center, on diagonal: I13-32; lower center underlined: Seymore [sic]; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2003.44.13

Wikidata ID

Q64146118

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