Magnum Photos Event

Exhibition 

Capturing History: The Photography of Chim 

Exhibition 

When:

Mar 29 - Jan 18 2018

Where:

Beit Hatfutsot

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Aviv-Yafo, 61392

Israel

Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People is proud to present this retrospective on the life and work of Chim, one of the greatest photojournalists of the first half of the twentieth century. Born Dawid Szymin, later called David Seymour, but known professionally as Chim, he was a pioneer of this golden age in political photojournalism.

Founder of Magnum Photos with long-time friends Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, Chim took portraits of leaders, artists and intellectuals that appeared in the world’s leading magazines. His depictions of the Spanish Civil War, Europe devastated by World War Two, and the first years of the State of Israel helped form the collective memory of the twentieth century. These iconic photographs reflect Chim’s technical expertise and visual intuition, but also the compassion, humanism and optimism that characterize his work.

A highlight of this exhibition are Chim’s stunning photographs of the young State of Israel, including color works on display for the first time. Other features include personal items from the estate of Chim, who was killed in 1956 while covering the Suez Crisis.