Port Said during the Suez War

1956

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a photograph of a tank on an urban street. The image captures a large military tank positioned along a city street, next to a building with signage and various posters. The scene is framed by the architectural elements of the street, including the curb and surrounding structures that cast shadows under the sunlight. The textured surface of the street and sidewalk is visible, with a person in mid-motion, potentially walking away or adjusting their position. The urban environment appears to be influenced by cultural context, evident in the style of typography and visual elements within the posters and building signage.
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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.

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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 unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Port Said; center on diagonal: 393-7A; center in red pencil: SEYMOUR; lower center stamped in black ink inside rectangle: MAGNUM / PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT / NEW YORK. / [line] / LOG REF: [graphite annotation along line: 8922] / TO BE RETURNED.; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2003.44.24

Wikidata ID

Q64146131

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