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Henri Cartier-Bresson
China (Nanking. A refugee's cart piled high with family possessions...)1949

Not on view
Black and white photograph of two boys pushing heavily loaded wooden carts down a wide street, with cyclists and pedestrians in the distance
Verso of a gelatin silver print showing typed caption slip, Magnum Photos agency stamp, handwritten annotations in French, and a blue-bordered reproduction rights notice.
Artist or Maker
Henri Cartier-Bresson
France, 1908-2004
Title
China (Nanking. A refugee's cart piled high with family possessions...)
Place Made
China
Date Made
1949
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 6 9/16 × 9 11/16 in. (16.67 × 24.61 cm) Primary support: 6 9/16 × 9 11/16 in. (16.67 × 24.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dennis and Pamela Beck
Accession Number
M.2011.169.8
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos