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Citation Details
Title: Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour. (book reviews)
Author: Fred Ritchin
Publication: Print (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1997
Publisher: RC Publications, Inc.
Volume: v51Issue: n2Page: p26(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Reviews (1)

great book, great man
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. ... Read more