| Description |
304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held January 18 - May 5, 2013. |
| Summary |
"This book traces the career of Chim, famed photojournalist and cofounder of Magnum Photos, who dedicated much of his life to documenting war and its aftermath. Born Dawid Szymin in Warsaw, Chim began his career in the early 1930s photographing for leftist magazines in Paris. In 1936, one of these magazines, Regards, sent him to the front lines of the civil war in Spain, along with comrades Robert Capa and Gerda Taro. Although war formed the backdrop of much of his reportage, Chim was an astute observer of 20th-century European politics, social life, and culture, from the beginnings of the antifascist struggle to the rebuilding of countries ravaged by World War II. Like millions of other Europeans, Chim had suffered the pain of dislocation and the loss of family in a concentration camp. His profound empathy for his subjects is evident in his postwar work on child refugees. In this volume, Chim emerges as both a talented reporter and a creator of elegant compositions of startling grace and beauty. The book places Chim's work within the broader context of 1930s-1950s photography and European politics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Director's foreword -- Lives of Chim / Carole Naggar -- We went back: Photographs from Europe 1933-1956 by Chim / Cynthia Young -- Actual Responsibility / Roger Cohen -- Plates -- Publication history. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-293). |
| Subject |
Photojournalism.
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Seymour, David, 1911-1956.
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World politics -- 20th century.
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Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
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| Added Author |
Seymour, David, 1911-1956.
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| Added Title |
Photographs from Europe 1933-1956 |
| ISBN |
9783791352817 hardback |
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3791352814 hardback |
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