Boys in the Albergo dei Poveri Reformatory, a Vast Building Erected by King Charles of Sardinia at the End of the Nineteenth Century, Naples, Italy

Photography and Media

1948

Chim (David Seymour)
American, born Poland, 1911–1956

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Artist: David Seymour
Title: Boys in the Albergo dei Poveri Reformatory, a Vast Building Erected by King Charles of Sardinia at the End of the Nineteenth Century, Naples, Italy
Origin: United States
Date: Made 1948
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, on mount, upper left, in graphite: "DAVID SEYMOUR"; inscribed or signed verso, on mount, center, sideways, in graphite: "David Seymour"
Dimensions: 22.9 × 35 cm (image/paper); 35.6 × 45.7 cm (mount)
Credit Line: Peabody Fund
Reference Number: 1957.235

Art Institute of Chicago, “The Concerned Photographer,” March 18–June 11, 2006. (Katherine Bussard, Newell G. Smith, Gregory Harris)

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