chim_Research

The

Portfolio

Research Resources
for David Seymour materials

Magnum Photos, co-founded by Chim in 1947, remains an important resource.
  Magnum database is searchable and has more than 1000 annotated
   high-resolution images.
   Licensing and modern print purchases are handled. Books and exhibit
   projects are supported.

         Magnum- New York, 151 West 25th Street , New York, NY 10001 USA
            Telephone +1 212 929 6000 Fax +1 212 929 9325
            Most Chim negatives (35mm Leica and 6 x 6 cm, Rollei) are kept in cold
            storage. Contact sheet books with historical annotations fill 2-3 shelves.
             Archive Manager, Matt Murphy (matt@magnumphotos.com)

         Magnum - London, 63 Gee Street, London EC1V 3RS, United Kingdom
             Telephone + 44 20 7490 1771    Fax + 44 20 7608 0020

          Magnum - Paris, 19 Rue Hegesippe Moreau, 75018 Paris, France
             Telephone + 33 1 53 42 50 00   Fax + 33 1 53 42 50 01

International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Major center for research, exhibits, and publication for Chim’s work.
Approx 1000 prints, 17 books of tearsheets, historical letters and recent letters about
exhibits.
Curators: Brian Wallis (bwallis@icp.org), Cynthia Young (cyoung@icp.org), and Ed Earle
(edward.earle@icp.org).
   http://www.icp.org/chim
   http://www.icp.org/chim/bio
   http://museum.icp.org/mexican_suitcase/gallery_chim.html

George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
  Approx 200 prints
  Curator: Alison Nordstrom (anordstrom@geh.org)
  http://chim.eastmanhouse.org/
Press release, Jan. 8, 2007 -   http://witness.eastmanhouse.org/PressRelease-Seymour.doc

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Approx 40 vintage prints and one Chim portfolio
Curator: Sara Greenough (s-greenough@nga.gov)

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Approx 30 modern prints
Curator: Philip Brookman (PBrookman@corcoran.org)

DeYoung: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA
  Approx 80 vintage prints
  Curators: Bob Futernick (bfuternick@famsf.org),   Sarah Taft (staft@famsf.org)
  CHIM page

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
   Approx 30 vintage prints as part of the photojournalism collection
   http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/p/photojournalism/

Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas – Austin, TX
   Acquired a large collection of vintage and modern prints in 2010 of all Magnum photographers
   Press release - February 2, 2010
   Ransom Center helps to launch Magnum Photos’s “Postcards From America” tomorrow

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