Now you can visit selections from this exhibit online at http://chim.eastmanhouse.org

Reflections from the Heart, is an unprecedented exhibition, on view January 20, 2007 - Sunday, April 22, 2007, of the work of photographer and Magnum co-founder David Seymour.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, David Seymour, also known as Chim, applied his skilled hand, warm heart, and perceptive eye to photographing the poignant and dramatic events. Fluent in several languages, with deep affinities for many countries and peoples, Chim was truly international. His photographs were published in leading magazines from 1933 to 1956 and contributed to redefining photojournalism.

Many of Seymour's best-known photos capture the poignant and dramatic events of the 20th century, including postwar Europe. He covered many important political events beginning with the Spanish Civil War. During World War II he served as a photo-interpreter with the U.S. Air Force in Europe. In 1947, he co-founded the international photojournalists cooperative Magnum. In 1956 an Egyptian machine-gunner killed David Seymour four days after the Armistice at Suez. David Seymour, a man of peace, lost his life while trying to promote peace and understanding through his images.

Also exhibited for the first time will be several of his rare color images of famous personalities, such as Sophia Loren and Ingrid Bergman.

Reflections from the Heart is organized by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in partnership with George Eastman House and the Corcoran Gallery of Art and made possible by the generous support of Ben Shneiderman with additional support from EPSON USA Inc.

For commentary on a selection of Seymour's photographs by Tom Beck, curator at the University of Maryland, please click here.

6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26
An opening event for Reflections from the Heart: Photographs by David Seymour will feature an illustrated lecture in the Dryden Theatre with Ben Shneiderman, Seymour's nephew. The lecture will be followed by an exhibition viewing and a reception with refreshments in the Potter Peristyle. Admission is $10 (free to members). For more information, please call (585) 271-3361.

"Humanism and Photography: The Imagery of David Seymour" by Tom Beck
2 p.m. February 7
Lecture given by Tom Beck, Chief Curator, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Curator of the exhibition, David Seymour: Reflections of the Heart. In the Curtis Theatre. Included with museum admission (free to members).

To read a recent conversation between Curator of Photographs Alison Nordström and Ben Shneiderman, click here to download the Nov/Dec 2006 issue of Close-Up.

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Part of the Eastman House series titled “Witness: Know War/Know Genocide.”