Magnum Photos

Exhibition - Child of Our Times 

Magnum Photographers 

Magnum Photos Print Room, London
28 November 2007 to 29 February 2008

Documenting the lives of young people has been a focus of Magnum Photos since its founding. One of Magnum’s founders, Robert Capa saw the value in proposing global commissions to the picture magazines of the day for which the agency’s international membership were uniquely placed. The first global essay, “People are People the World Over” spread over 12 issues of the magazine Ladies Home Journal in 1948, was followed by “Generation X” in 1952 documenting the lives of young teenagers in the rapidly changing years following World... 

Mark Power 2004

POLAND. UPPER SILESIA. ZABRZE. Patryk, Natalia and Damian. 

David Seymour 1948

POLAND. 1948. Tereska, a child in a residence for disturbed children.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. New York City. NY. 1963. A young boy plays "tough" in the... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1961

GB. WALES. This young boy epitomizes our Welsh ambivalent love... 

Elliott Erwitt 1950

USA. Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. 1950. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1983

LEBANON. Beirut. Young children playing in the wrecked vehicles... 

Herbert List 1959

ITALY. Sicily. Palermo. Soccer in the Street. 1950. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1947

HUNGARY. Hajduhadhaza. Orphanage for children rendered parentless... 

Gueorgui Pinkhassov 1996

JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. The new metro. 

Martin Parr 1985

GB. England. New Brighton. From 'The Last Resort'. 1983-85. 

Bruce Davidson 1966

USA. New York City. 1966. East 100th Street. 

Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Coney Island. Cathy... 

Rene Burri 1955

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1955. Special school for deaf-mute children... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1944

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. The Mimi Scheiblauer school for deaf/mute... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1945

Freiburg im Breisgau.children playing in the ruined city. 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1948

FRANCE. Golfe-Juan. August, 1948. Pablo PICASSO with his son... 

Herbert List 1934

GERMANY. North Sea. 1934. Running into the sea.
J-GE-NOR-002 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1949

HONG KONG. 1949. Siesta time finds an infant asleep on a counter... 

David Seymour 1936

SPAIN. Extremadura. Woman nursing a baby at a land reform meeting... 

Mark Power 1993

GB. SCOTLAND. Ayr. 1993. 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1938

CHINA. Hubei. Hankou. March, 1938. Young women being trained... 

Larry Towell 1996

CANADA. Ontario. 1996. Kent County. Mennonite. 

Trent Parke 2000

AUSTRALIA. New South Wales. Freshwater beach. 2000 

David Seymour 1948

AUSTRIA. Vienna. 1948. One child of a large family with a homemade... 

Bruno Barbey 1966

BRAZIL. Amazonas. Leticia. The Amazon river. 1966. 

Alex Webb 1980

Santo Domingo. 1980.

David Seymour 1951

ISRAEL. 1951. First child (Miriam TRITO) born in the settlement... 

Elliott Erwitt 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1941

USA. Sun Valley, Idaho. October, 1941. American writer Ernest... 

Jim Goldberg 2000

USA. San Francisco, California. 2000.

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1941

GB. Rhondda Valley, Wales. June 1942. Coal miners.
In the area... 
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