School children walking home through the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto, Poland

1948

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

This is a photograph of a group of young children standing in an urban rubble landscape. The image shows children gathered in the rocky area, with some standing on the rubble while others are on remnants of structures. The terrain consists of uneven rubble and grass. In the background, urban buildings and a church steeple are visible. The sky is overcast, creating a greyish tone over the scene.
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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

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, center in black ink: Photo: David Seymour / Warsaw, Poland 1948; lower right in graphite: 17; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2003.44.04

Wikidata ID

Q64146107

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