David Seymour (Chim)

Informationen zum Autor Tom Beck is Chief Curator at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and a faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. He is an Emmy award winner and has served as curator for numerous exhibitions. Among his publications are An American Vision: John G. Bullock and the Photo-Secession (1989) and The Art of Edward S. Curtis (1995). Klappentext An accessible monograph on the work of David Seymour (1911-56), the Polish-born American photojournalist, who used his camera to record the political upheavals and social change of the 1930s. Known by his pseudonym, Chim, Seymour was a practitioner of concerned photography and his images provide an eloquent testimony to the strength and vulnerability of humankind. He became known for his sensitive documentation of war and its devastating effects on its victims, especially children, and his documentation of the Spanish Civil War established him as one of history's finest photojournalists Zusammenfassung An overview of the career of the Polish-born American photojournalist. Inhaltsverzeichnis Portrait of the photographer * 4!000-word essay by subject expert * 55 photographs presented chronologically over 110 pages (1 photograph per spread! with concise commentary) * Brief chronology of the photographer

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: To Beck, Tom Beck, Tom (University of Cincinnati) Beck, Tom Bek, Ben Shneiderman
• Con la collaborazione di: Ben Shneiderman (Fotografo), Ben Shneiderman (Fotografie), To Beck (Editore), Tom Beck (Editore)
• Editore: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.01.2006
• EAN: 9780714842769
• ISBN: 978-0-7148-4276-9
• Dimensioni: 217 mm x 250 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: Photography; 55s; Photography; 55s
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General, Individual photographers