| Reflections from the Heart, is an unprecedented
exhibition of the work of photographer and Magnum co-founder David
Seymour.
In 1933, David Seymour's world of photojournalism was undergoing
great change. The picture story was a relatively new concept, and the
recently introduced Leica camera permitted Seymour to make the informal
and immediate images that magazines and their audiences eagerly consumed.
Seymour, better known by his nickname, "Chim" was to record the great
events of the mid-twentieth century, from wars to the making of new
nations, and the human toll of both.
Reflections from the Heart is the first complete retrospective
of Seymour's work and, in addition to the photojournalism for which
he is so well known, includes color images of famous personalities
of the twentieth century, including Ingrid Bergman and Sophia Loren.
The exhibition will closely follow the publication of David Seymour
Photographs (New York and London: Phaidon, 2005) authored by exhibition
curator, Tom Beck, curator of photography and special collections,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The exhibition, co-produced by George Eastman House,
The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the University of Maryland
Baltimore County features 77 beloved and lesser-known images
by the father of concerned photojournalism, two books, and press
credentials. It will travel to a total of six US venues.
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David Seymour (Polish, 1911-1956). ISRAEL WEDDING WHERE THE TRADITION TENT, OR "HUPPAH," POLES ARE IMPROVISED FROM GUNS AND PITCHFORKS, 1952. Gelatin silver print, printed later. Gift of Ben Shniderman. © David Seymour Estate/Magnum Photos. |
