Born 1911 as Dawid Szymin in Warsaw, Polish photographer and photojournalist David ‘Chim’ Seymour was known for his images from the Spanish Civil War, for co-founding Magnum Photos with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and George Rodger, and for his project “Children of War” with UNICEF that captured the plight of children in the aftermath of World War II.
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| Classic beauties taken by David ‘Chim’ Seymour in the 1950s |
Seymour became president of Magnum after Capa’s death in 1954 and held this post until his own death in 1956 by Egyptian machinegun fire in the aftermath of the Suez crisis.
David Seymour’s unobtrusive manner, sense of humor and ability to listen, helped in the creation of portraits that went beyond the usual “glamour shots,” conveying an air of relaxed intimacy. Among his subjects were Audrey Hepburn, Joan Collins, Ava Gardner, Kim Novak and Sophia Loren.
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| Wealthy socialite and patron of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim at her palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, photo by David Seymour, 1950 |
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| Ingrid Bergman with her newborn twins, Isabella and Isotta, Italy, photo by David Seymour, 1952 |
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| Ingrid Bergman, photo by David Seymour, Italy, 1952 |
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| Ingrid Bergman, photo by David Seymour, Italy, 1953 |
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| Ingrid Bergman, photo by David Seymour, Italy, 1953 |
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| Ingrid Bergman, photo by David Seymour, Italy, 1953 |
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| Actress Joan Collins in Italy to film "Land of the Pharaohs", photo by David Seymour, Italy, 1954 |
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| Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, photo by David Seymour, Venice, Italy, 1954 |
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| Audrey Hepburn, photo by David Seymour, Paris, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren on the set of “The Miller’s Beautiful Wife”, photo by David Seymour, Rome, Italy, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by David Seymour, Naples, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by David Seymour, Naples, 1955 |
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| Sophia Loren, photo by David Seymour, Naples, 1955 |
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| Audrey having coffee during wardrobe fitting with Givenchy for the film "Funny Face", photo by David Seymour, 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn during ballet rehearsal for the film "Funny Face", photo by David Seymour, Paris, 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn during ballet training for the film "Funny Face", photo by David Seymour, Paris, 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn during singing practice for the film "Funny Face", photo by David Seymour, 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn holding balloons on the set of Funny Face, photo by David Seymour, Paris, 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn in a fashion shoot within the film "Funny Face" where she plays a reluctant fashion model, photo by David Seymour, Paris, 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn in wedding dress by Givenchy for the film "Funny Face", photo by David Seymour, 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by David Seymour (with Hubert de Givenchy and Georgina, his seamstress) at Maison Givenchy during fittings for the film 'Funny Face" 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by David Seymour (with Hubert de Givenchy and Georgina, his seamstress) at Maison Givenchy during fittings for the film 'Funny Face" 1956 |
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| Audrey Hepburn with dance instructor Lucien Legrand during the filming of "Funny Face", photo by David Seymour, Paris, 1956 |
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| Ava Gardner during shooting of the film "Little Hut", directed by Mark Robson, photo by David Seymour, Rome, Italy, 1956 |
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| Ava Gardner during shooting of the film "Little Hut", directed by Mark Robson, photo by David Seymour, Rome, Italy, 1956 |
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| Gina Lollobrigida, photo by David Seymour, 1956 |
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| Hubert de Givenchy photographed by David Seymour with his muse Audrey Hepburn and Georgina (his seamstress), during the tests of the wedding dress created for “Funny Face” (1957), Paris (France), spring of 1956 |
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| Kim Novak at Cannes Film Festival, photo by David Seymour, Cannes, France, 1956 |
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| Maria Callas at the piano rehearsing, David Seymour, Rome, 1956 |
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| Maria Callas, photo by David Seymour, Rome, 1956 |