David Seymour Popular Front leaders gathered together to celebrate the anniversary of the 1871 Paris Commune at the Mur des Fédérés (Communard’s Wall), an anti-fascist memorial to the defenders of the Commune, i (...)
David Seymour Portraits of writers and artists whose work inspired the Paris Commune of 1871, painted by well-known contemporary artists such as Taslitzky and Gruber, held up during a demonstration in memory of (...)
David Seymour Members of the group ‘Mars’ atop a small chapel in the Père Lachaise cemetery during a demonstration in memory of those who were killed in the 1871 Paris Commune. From left: Charles Dinerstein, Sim (...)
David Seymour Striking workers in the courtyard of the Jacquenet and Mesnet factory. France. June, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Workers participating in an organised sit-in at their steel factory during a national strike for a 40-hour week, paid holidays and collective agreements. Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis department, I (...)
David Seymour A gathering at the Place de la Republique to pay tribute to the nine people who died during an anti-fascist demonstration held on February 9, 1934. Paris, France. February, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour A meeting of pacifists demonstrating for the disarmament of nations. Saint-Cloud, France. August 9, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour The Eiffel Tower. Paris, France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Marcel Cachin, leader of the French Communist Party, making a tribute speech to Romain Rolland on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Palais de la Mutualité, Paris, France. January 31, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Members of the Popular Front. From left to right: the French writer Jean Richard Bloch, the French journalist and politician Paul Valiant Couturier and Marcel Cachin, a member of the French Communi (...)
David Seymour From left to right, Louis Aragon, André Gide, André Malraux and Jean-Richard Bloch pictured during a celebration for Romain Rolland’s 70th anniversary at the Palais de la Mutualité. Paris, France. (...)
David Seymour A demonstration in support of the French writer and politician Leon Blum, then President of the Council, who was attacked and wounded by royalists on the February 14. Paris, France. February 16, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour A gathering at the Place de la Republique to pay tribute to the nine people who died during an anti-fascist demonstration held on February 9, 1934. Paris, France. February, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Anti-fascist lawyers during a demonstration in support of their colleague, Leon Blum, who was assaulted and injured by royalists whilst leaving the Chambre des Députés on February 14. Paris, France (...)
David Seymour French Prime Minister Leon Blum lighting the cigarette of Paul Rivet, the French ethnologist and director of the Musée de l'Homme, during the commemoration of the Paris Commune at the Père Lachaise (...)
David Seymour Men celebrating the Popular Front victory at the Buffalo bicycle track, their banner reads that seven representatives were elected from their department. Montrouge, near Paris, France. June 12, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Paul Vaillant-Couturier at a meeting at the Palais de la Mutualité. Paris, France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour A large crowd paying tribute to the French writer Henri Barbusse at his funeral. Barbusse was both a veteran soldier of the First World War, the author of ‘Under Fire’ (Le Feu) and an intellectual (...)
David Seymour The French Communist Party leader, Maurice Thorez. France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour The French Communist Party leader, Maurice Thorez, pictured on the right. France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour The delegation, representing the constituencies who elected the 378 deputies of the Popular Front, demonstrate at the Buffalo velodrome stadium. Montrouge, near Paris, France. June 12, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Workers during a sit in at their factory as part of a national strike for a 40 hour week, paid holidays and collective agreements. Paris suburbs, France. June, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour The French writer, Romain Rolland. France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Workers entertain each other during a sit in at their factory as part of the national strike for the 40 hour week, paid holidays and collective agreements. Paris suburbs, France. June, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour An anti-fascist demonstration. Paris, France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour The French writer Romain Rolland at the opening of the ‘Romain Rolland’ stadium. Clamecy, Nièvre, Burgundy. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour The crowd raise their the fists up in a leftist salute at a peace rally. Town of Saint-Cloud, France. August 9, 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour From left to right, French journalist Amédée Dunois, French writer Romain Rolland and deputy of the French Communist party, Jacques Duclos, at the inauguration of the ‘Romain Rolland’ stadium. Clam (...)
David Seymour A group of men reading the French newspaper ‘Regards’, which David Seymour would regularly send his photographs capturing the Spanish Civil War to. France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht having his portrait taken at a meeting at the Palais de la Mutualité. Paris, France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour French writer Paul Nizan during a meeting at the Palais de la Mutualité. Paris, France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour From left to right: French writers Paul Nizan, Martin-Chauffier and Andre Wumser at a demonstration in memory of those killed during the 1871 Paris Commune at the Mur des Fédérés (Communard’s Wall) (...)
David Seymour From left to right: French writers René Crevel and André Gide at the writers congress for the Defence of Culture, held between June 21-25 at the Palais de la Mutualité. Paris, France. 1935. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour French writer and politician Andre Malraux. France. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
