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The Ernst Thaelmann Brigade, David Seymour, 1936, printed 1982
David Seymour, portraitDavid SeymourAmerican, 1911–1956

The Ernst Thaelmann Brigade

1936, printed 1982 · Photograph

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Not on view at present

Where is “The Ernst Thaelmann Brigade” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

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Accession number
2008.122.38.4

What it shows

SoldiersSpainCivil WarStanding

In the catalog

PhotographsGelatin silver printModernism20th centuryAmerican

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In the life of David Seymour

The whole life

  1. 1936–1938

    The Spanish Civil War

    Seymour works as a photojournalist on the fronts of the Spanish Civil War.

  2. 1947

    Founding Magnum Photos

    Seymour co-founds Magnum Photos with Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson and other photographers.

  3. 1954

    Leading Magnum

    Following Robert Capa’s death, Seymour becomes president of Magnum Photos.

  4. 1955

    The Family of Man

    Edward Steichen includes Seymour’s photographs in MoMA’s The Family of Man exhibition.

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Romain Rolland, David Seymour, 1935–1936, printed before 1962

Romain Rolland

1935–1936, printed before 1962 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Refugees, Barcelona, Spanish Civil War, David Seymour, c. 1936–1937

Refugees, Barcelona, Spanish Civil War

c. 1936–1937 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Republican Soldiers in Combat, Spanish Civil War, David Seymour, 1936, printed before 1962

Republican Soldiers in Combat, Spanish Civil War

1936, printed before 1962 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Castilian Loyalists, Spanish Civil War, David Seymour, 1936

Castilian Loyalists, Spanish Civil War

1936 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Minorca, Spanish Civil War, David Seymour, 1937–1938, printed before 1946

Minorca, Spanish Civil War

1937–1938, printed before 1946 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Machine-Gunners at the Battle of Oviedo, Spanish Civil War, David Seymour, February 1937, printed before 1946

Machine-Gunners at the Battle of Oviedo, Spanish Civil War

February 1937, printed before 1946 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Spanish Civil War, children in air-raid shelter, island of Minorca, David Seymour, 1937

Spanish Civil War, children in air-raid shelter, island of Minorca

1937 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Street Vendor, Barcelona, Spanish Civil War, David Seymour, 1937–1938, printed before 1946

Street Vendor, Barcelona, Spanish Civil War

1937–1938, printed before 1946 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

On view at National Gallery of Art

Museum page
Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

Girl in White, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Girl in White, 1890

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1890

Self-Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait, 1889

Farmhouse in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

La Mousmé, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

La Mousmé, 1888

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Denial of Saint Peter, 1610

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ecce Homo, Caravaggio, 1674–1684

Caravaggio

Ecce Homo, 1674–1684

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Christ before Pilate: Large Plate, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1636

Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ before Pilate: Large Plate, 1636

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[Das Reitergefecht; The Cavalry Fight; Sujet de bataille], Rembrandt, 1629

Rembrandt van Rijn

[Das Reitergefecht; The Cavalry Fight; Sujet de bataille], 1629

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[Die drei Kreuze; Christus am Kreuz zwischen den Schächern; Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves (The 'Three Crosses'); Les trois Croix], Rembrandt, 1653

Rembrandt van Rijn

[Die drei Kreuze; Christus am Kreuz zwischen den Schächern; Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves (The 'Three Crosses'); Les trois Croix], 1653

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

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Francisco de Goya

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Sketch of a Swordsman Standing Over His Defeated Opponent [recto], William Blake, c. 1780/1785

William Blake

Sketch of a Swordsman Standing Over His Defeated Opponent [recto], c. 1780/1785

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