We Went Back: Photographs from Europe 1933-1956 by Chim: photographs from Europe 1933-1965 - Rilegato

Young, Cynthia; Naggar, Carole; Cohen, Roger

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ISBN 10: 3791352814 ISBN 13: 9783791352817

Casa editrice: Prestel Pub, 2013

Riassunto

This book traces the career of Chim, famed photojournalist and cofounder of Magnum Photos, who dedicated much of his life to documenting war and its aftermath. Born Dawid Szymin in Warsaw, Chim began his career in the early 1930s photographing for leftist magazines in Paris. In 1936, one of these magazines, Regards, sent him to the front lines of the civil war in Spain, along with comrades Robert Capa and Gerda Taro. Although war formed the backdrop of much of his reportage, Chim was an astute observer of 20th-century European politics, social life, and culture, from the beginnings of the antifascist struggle to the rebuilding of countries ravaged by World War II. Like millions of other Europeans, Chim had suffered the pain of dislocation and the loss of family in a concentration camp. His profound empathy for his subjects is evident in his postwar work on child refugees. In this volume, Chim emerges as both a talented reporter and a creator of elegant compositions of startling grace and beauty. The book places Chim's work within the broader context of 1930s-1950s photography and European politics.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

CYNTHIA YOUNG most recently organized the exhibition The Mexican Suitcase: The Rediscovered Spanish Civil War Negatives of Capa, Chim, and Taro, along with its award-winning catalogue.

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This book traces the career of Chim, famed photojournalist and cofounder of Magnum Photos, who dedicated much of his life to documenting war and its aftermath. This book places Chim's work within the broader context of 1930s-1950s photography and European politics.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Prestel Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3791352814
• ISBN 13: 9783791352817
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304