Nobel Prizes: Mr. Gustaf Nobel, the nephew of Alfred Nobel and leading member of the Nobel family, Stockholm

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Nobel Prizes: Mr. Gustaf Nobel, the nephew of Alfred Nobel and leading member of the Nobel family, Stockholm
Nobel Prizes: Mr. Gustaf Nobel, the nephew of Alfred Nobel and leading member of the Nobel family, Stockholm
Artist/Maker (Polish, 1911 – 1956)
Date1950, printed 1955
MediumEarly gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (24.4 × 16.5 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.277
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Markings Verso, upper center (stamp, black ink): "Photograph By / David Seymore / MAGNUM PHOTOS INC. / 72 West 45th Street / New York,36, N.Y."
Verso, lower center (paper label, typed black ink): "MAGNUM / 72 West 45 Street, New York, New York 10036 / NOBEL PRIZES / Mr. Gustaf NOBEL, the / nephew of Alfred Nobel and / leading member of the Nobel / family."
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "DS-F-07"
Verso, upper left edge (pencil): "2000-"
Verso, upper center (pencil): "Fcc F 7099"
Verso, center (pencil): "50-11-3/16A-17"
Verso, center (pencil): [sideways] "3/16417"
Nobel Prizes: a general view of the banquet in Stockholm's City Hall
Nobel Prizes: a general view of the banquet in Stockholm's City Hall
David Seymour
Date: 1950
Medium: Early gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.278
Nobel Prizes: general view of guests dining during the banquet in City Hall, Stockholm
Nobel Prizes: general view of guests dining during the banquet in City Hall, Stockholm
David Seymour
Date: c. 1950
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.232
Poet Saint-John Perse in Paris after receiving the Grand Prix des Lettres from French Minister of Culture Andre Malraux, Perse was also an eminent diplomat under his real name of Alexis Saint-Leger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1960, Hotel Cambon
Poet Saint-John Perse in Paris after receiving the Grand Prix des Lettres from French Minister of Culture Andre Malraux, Perse was also an eminent diplomat under his real name of Alexis Saint-Leger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1960, Hotel Cambon
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.248
Miguel Angel Asturias, Guatemalan Poet and Nobel Laureate in Literature, France
Miguel Angel Asturias, Guatemalan Poet and Nobel Laureate in Literature, France
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Date: 1967
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2014.8.27
Majorca is the only island that remains loyal to the Republic. Located directly across the Catalan coast and close to the Franquist island of Majorca, its main town found itself in the path of the Italian Fascist army. These sailors belong to the Mahon naval base, Spain
Majorca is the only island that remains loyal to the Republic. Located directly across the Catalan coast and close to the Franquist island of Majorca, its main town found itself in the path of the Italian Fascist army. These sailors belong to the Mahon naval base, Spain
David Seymour
Date: c. 1938
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.231
At a camp for refugees at Ioannina, the children sing Greek folk songs as they sit around the barrel of UNICEF milk waiting for it's distribution, Ioannina, Greece
At a camp for refugees at Ioannina, the children sing Greek folk songs as they sit around the barrel of UNICEF milk waiting for it's distribution, Ioannina, Greece
David Seymour
Date: 1948 (printed c. 1955)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.230
Alter boy walking with candle and umbrella
Alter boy walking with candle and umbrella
David Seymour
Date: 1940-1950
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.229
Woman singing while man plays piano
Woman singing while man plays piano
David Seymour
Date: 1955
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.234
Refugees from the Spanish war
Refugees from the Spanish war
David Seymour
Date: c. 1936-1939
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.278
Republicans helping farmers, Vitoria, near Aragon front, Basques, Spain
Republicans helping farmers, Vitoria, near Aragon front, Basques, Spain
David Seymour
Date: 1936
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.279
King Death’s Distribution of Prizes, from "Harper's Weekly"
King Death’s Distribution of Prizes, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 28, 1870
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.117
Hippo Moderne
Hippo Moderne
Todd Webb
Date: 1950
Medium: Early gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.138