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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Chinacirca 1948

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Black and white photograph of a heavyset man with a tattooed arm holding a small star-shaped object and applying something with a thin stick, surrounded by a crowd of children and adults outdoors
Verso of a photograph showing typed and stamped French-language annotations, including subject classification labels in black ink at top and a vertical blue photographer's credit stamp at center.
Artist or Maker
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Title
China
Place Made
China
Date Made
circa 1948
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 × 6 11/16 in. (25.4 × 16.99 cm) Primary support: 10 × 6 11/16 in. (25.4 × 16.99 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dennis and Pamela Beck
Accession Number
M.2011.169.11
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography