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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Chinacirca 1948

Not on view
Black and white photograph of two people at a city railing, one seated with back to camera, the other standing and leaning in close, speaking, with a busy street and cyclists behind them
Verso of a photograph print with typed label reading 'CHINE . R.P- POPULATION. SEL : MAGNUM.' and handwritten notation '351-6,' along with two rubber stamps in blue and black ink.
Artist or Maker
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Title
China
Place Made
China
Date Made
circa 1948
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (24.77 × 16.83 cm) Primary support: 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (24.77 × 16.83 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dennis and Pamela Beck
Accession Number
M.2011.169.12
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography