Chim’s Children of Europe (1949)

David “Chim” Seymour

David “Chim” Seymour (b. Dawid Szymin, Poland, 1911–1956) is known for his photographs of the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) published in the illustrated press, notably the French periodical Regards. After World War II he pursued a career as a photojournalist, collaborating with numerous European and North American outlets, including the magazines Paris-Match, Life, and Look. In 1947 he co-founded the agency Magnum Photos, along with fellow photographers and picture editors Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Maria Eisner, George Rodger, Rita Vandivert, and William Vandivert.

His exhibitions include solo retrospectives at the Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2019); the International Center of Photography, New York (1996 and 2013); the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (2007); and the George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY (2007). 

Chim’s work can be found in the collections of The Image Centre, Toronto; the International Center of Photography; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England.

Gaëlle Morel

Gaëlle Morel has been the Exhibitions Curator at The Image Centre since 2010, during which time she has curated dozens of exhibitions and written and edited numerous publications. Her latest projects include Stories from the Picture Press: Black Star Publishing Co. & The Canadian Press; Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81; and Lee Miller, a Photographer at Work (1932-1945). In 2009, Morel was the guest curator of the photography biennial, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal. She is currently an instructor in the Film + Photography Preservation and Collections Management graduate program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Morel holds a PhD in the History of Contemporary Photography from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.