Scraping Up Flour at a Looted Depot, Port Said

1956

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a photograph of several individuals engaged in a group activity. The scene shows people gathered closely, some crouching or standing. In the foreground, a person is kneeling on the ground, focused on a task involving a cloth or sack. The lighting creates strong highlights and shadows on the people and their surroundings. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ben Shneiderman

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.48 x 19.69 cm (12 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.122.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 364-19A; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite circled: 10; by unknown hand, center in blue ink: NO0434; center stamped in blue ink in a box: DAVID SEYMOUR-MAGNUM Photos

Wikidata ID

Q64146090

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