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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Chinacirca 1948

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a uniformed man reading on a stone balustrade, with a statue on a pedestal and a Chinese film or propaganda poster visible in the background of a city square
Verso of a photograph print showing multiple stamps and labels on white paper, including a Magnum Photos Paris address stamp, a blue Billedbladet label numbered 49705, and handwritten annotations.
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 3/4 in. (24.77 × 17.15 cm) Primary support: 9 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (24.77 × 17.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dennis and Pamela Beck
Accession Number
M.2011.169.10
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography