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Picasso, Guernica, in Paris by Chim

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Christopher George

Chim, [Picasso in front of Guernica in his studio, Paris], May 1937 (2012.122.13) For more about David Seymour (1911-1956), please visit davidseymour.com Chim, [Picasso’s atelier, Paris], 1937 (2011.76.2)

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“and friends”

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Christopher George

Jill Freedman, Sam and Star, County Leitrim, Ireland, 1981 (19.1988) Lou Bernstein, Barney and Friends, Pony Foundation, 1970 , (62.1992) Elliott Erwitt, Brussels, 1957 (2007.4.38) Dennis Stock, Grey Advertising, 1959 (2015.31.25) Chim (David Seymour), [Peggy Guggenheim on Grand Canal, Venice], … Continue reading →

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Audrey Hepburn (“Funny Face”)

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Christopher George

Chim (David Seymour), [Audrey Hepburn holding balloons on the set of “Funny Face,” Tuileries, Paris, France], 1956 (42.1990) Chim (David Seymour), [Audrey Hepburn and designer Givenchy, trying on her gown for ballet sequence], ca. 1956 (41.1990) Chim (David Seymour), [Audrey … Continue reading →

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“And Tomorrow?” – World Press Freedom Day 2019

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Christopher George

Regards, Photo by Gerda Taro, “Guernica! Almeria! Et Demain?”, June 10, 1937 (2007.82.10) Chim (David Seymour), [Crowd listening to a speech by Socialist Pietro Nenni, Basilica di Massenzio, Rome], March 11, 1948 (2011.31.1) Paul Schutzer, [Crowd at mall in front … Continue reading →

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“A Gentleman of Venice”

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Christopher George

A Gentleman of Venice There are a thousand pigeons on the Piazza San Marco. One is called Arturo. “I was introduced to Arturo,” says cameraman DAVID SEYMOUR, “by a white-haired woman who sells corn for the pigeons. She was telling … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Christopher George

Edwin Rosskam, “Boy dressed up for Easter parade, Chicago”, April 1941, (108.2003) Russell Lee, “In front of the Pilgrim Baptist church on Easter Sunday, Chicago”, April 1941, (103.2003) Baptists were by far the South Side’s largest denomination. The photographers visited … Continue reading →

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Shoes

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Christopher George

Edward Steichen, [Shoes], 1930 (698.2000) Chim (David Seymour), [Pile of worn shoes for repair, Vienna], 1948 (BS1836) A. B. Bell, [Shoe advertisement for Bell’s Shoe Store], 1973 (DA.3A8.991) Andy Warhol, Shoes, 1980 (2014.6.3) Andy Warhol, Shoes, 1980 (2008.58.94) Chris Collins, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Chim

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Christopher George

Regards, “Lourdes…” November 1933 (2007.71.102) Voila, “Avec les Thoniers Bretons,” August 15, 1936 (2007.71.19) Regards, “Le Messe de Campagne sur le Front Basque,” March 4, 1937 (2007.18.32) Photo-History 1: War in Spain, “Safeguarding Spanish Art,” April 1937 (2006.46.1) Regards, “Les … Continue reading →

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Working

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Christopher George

Lewis Wickes Hine, Mechanic at steam pump in electric power house, 1920 (2006.55.9) Robert Capa, [Man pushing cart through muddy tracks, Saarland, France], September 1934 (2412.1992) Estampa, “La ‘Pasionaria’ abre trincheras la misma energia emocionada que esta admirable mujer del … Continue reading →

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“Fêtes de la Nation Française”

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Christopher George

Voila, Fêtes de la Nation Française, July 18, 1936 (2007.71.17) Regards, photo by Chim, Henri Barbusse: le 14 Juillet de l’an dernier, July 9, 1936 (2010.51.1) Robert Capa, [Bastille Day parade float featuring the Soviet writer Maxim Gorky, who was … Continue reading →

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