Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour [Hardcover]

David Seymour (Author), Inge Bondi (Author), Catherine Chermayeff (Editor), Kathy McCarver Mnuchin (Editor), Nan Richardson (Editor), International Center of Photography (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch Pr; 1st edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821222295
• ISBN-13: 978-0821222294
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,736,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, great man, August 12, 2001

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Daniel L. Bowman (Bethesda, Md. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour (Hardcover)

This book is a biographical gem. It reviews the life and photography of David Seymour in an understated style of writing which was the man himself; bald, spectacled, yet powerful in his humanity and in his skill at nurturing friendships with photography as a shared interest.He lived a romantic European life of high times and tragic personal losses including his own premature death in 1956.The photographs are brilliant. Foreground and background tell a story in many of the photos. It is not a book of nudes or still-lifes. It is more intimate than that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Greatest Photographers of the Twentieth Century, July 20, 2006

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Marco Antonio Abarca (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour (Hardcover)

Along with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and George Rodger, David "Chim" Seymour was on of the founders of the photographer's collective, Magnum. I have known many of Seymour's images for many years. However, Seymour has always been overshadowed by the two great masters Cartier-Bresson and Capa.

This volume is the first comprehensive retrospective of Seymour's photographic work and features 150 images, many of which have never been seen before. From 1932 to 1956, Seymour was a chronicler of some of the world's most important historical events. His photographs do not have the sheer bravado and manic energy of Robert Capa or the crazy brilliance of Henri Cartier-Bresson. What sets David Seymour apart is the humanity of his images. His photographs of war orphans are some of the most powerful and deeply sad images that I have ever seen. Seymour was also a master but in a more subtle way.

I am so happy that I discovered this book. I knew that David "Chim" Seymour was a major artist of the Twentieth Century. This volume has allowed me to better understand his genius. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CHILDREN AND HUMAN NATURE, July 28, 2005

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Jakey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour (Hardcover)

This book is filled with incredible photographs, capturing the spirit of humanity (especially children), when the world around them isn't always so bright.

I was mesmerized at the depth of emotion that David Seymour's photographs reflect. This publication is truly an incredible work of art.