Baptism, Andartikon, Greece
Photograph
1950 (made)
1950 (made)
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David Seymour, or Chim, was one of the most important photojournalists of the mid-20th Century. He was the first vice president of the Magnum photo agency, founded in 1947, and a photographer committed to recording the human consequence of civil unrest. The V&A holds a selection of Seymour's photographs that includes work from some of his most well-known assignments, for example photographing during the Spanish Civil War, the early years of the state of Israel and his international work for UNICEF, newly founded in 1948.
Object details
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| Title | Baptism, Andartikon, Greece (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Baptism, Andartikon, Greece, gelatin-silver print, David Seymour ('Chim'), 1950 |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a Greek Orthadox priest leaning over to baptise a naked baby in a bucket of water. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Ben Shneiderman |
| Summary | David Seymour, or Chim, was one of the most important photojournalists of the mid-20th Century. He was the first vice president of the Magnum photo agency, founded in 1947, and a photographer committed to recording the human consequence of civil unrest. The V&A holds a selection of Seymour's photographs that includes work from some of his most well-known assignments, for example photographing during the Spanish Civil War, the early years of the state of Israel and his international work for UNICEF, newly founded in 1948. |
| Other number | LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.34-2003 - Previous loan number |
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| Accession number | E.3792-2007 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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