Portrait of Chim by Elliot Erwitt © Elliott Erwitt

David Seymour ("CHIM") Archive

David Seymour, known to his friends as Chim, was one of the founders of Magnum Photos, along with Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and William Vandivert. His work during the Spanish Civil War and the French Populist movement, his later post-war work for UNESCO, and the celebrities he photographed along the way, are represented in the collection through 700 vintage and later prints.

View a selection of his work here.

ICP Exhibition
CHIM: The Photographs of David Seymour (September 13 - November 20, 1996)
Chim: Photographs by David Seymour (May 11 - September 9, 2007)

Order this Chim title online from the ICP Store:
David Seymour (Chim)