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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Cultural meeting at the Shanghai Canidrome. Huge portrait of General Chu Teh. 4 July 1949.1949

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Henri Cartier-Bresson: China in Transition
Black and white photograph of four people standing before a large painted portrait of a man in a military cap, the figures dwarfed by the oversized image behind them
Artist or Maker
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Title
Cultural meeting at the Shanghai Canidrome. Huge portrait of General Chu Teh. 4 July 1949.
Place Made
France
Date Made
1949
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 11/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24.61 × 16.51 cm) Primary support: 9 11/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24.61 × 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dennis and Pamela Beck
Accession Number
M.2009.174.13
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos