Refugees, Barcelona, Spanish Civil War
c. 1936–1937
David Seymour (Chim)
Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 24.13 × 17.15 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)
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Accession Number
2015.19.4961
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, vertical along top left corner in graphite: Barcelona / Refugees; top left: 3; vertical along top right corner: 1805/10; vertical along upper right edge, typed in black ink on white sticker: SPAIN: Civil War (Seymour) / Barcelona; upper left perpendicular in graphite: 73825; center stamped perpendicular in purple ink: PHOTO CHIM / MADE IN FRANCE; center stamped on diagonal in black ink: [star] / Credit: / from BLACK STAR / [indecipherable] BUILDING, NEW YORK; center right perpendicular, typed in black ink on tan paper: [cut off] ols.; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2003.44.02; by unknown hand, bottom right corner in red pencil: H
Wikidata ID
Q64146105