This retrospective presents a curated selection of works by David ‘Chim’ Seymour, including photographs from the remarkable discovery known as the “Mexican Suitcase.” This cache contained approximately 4,300 negatives taken by Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and David ‘Chim’ Seymour during the Spanish Civil War.
Through these images, the exhibition offers a haunting social portrait and a powerful critique of the turbulent events that shaped the first half of the twentieth century. From France’s Front Populaire and the Spanish Civil War to the devastating aftermath of World War II and the founding of the State of Israel, Chim documented some of the most defining moments of the era.
Among his most enduring and moving works are photographs of refugee children—displaced, orphaned, or injured by war—produced as part of a three-year collaboration with UNICEF. These images remain some of the most poignant visual testaments to the human cost of conflict.
Chim’s quiet presence, emotional sensitivity, and distinctive “owlish” charm also permeate his portraits of cultural and political figures. Included in this exhibition are intimate photographs of Ingrid Bergman, Arturo Toscanini, and Audrey Hepburn, revealing the breadth of Chim’s compassionate eye and artistic range.
