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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hong Kongcirca 1949

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Black and white photograph of a man in a linen blazer and a woman in a floral dress, both gazing upward, standing outdoors in a crowd
Verso of a photograph with handwritten annotations in pencil and red ink reading "Hong-Kong," two ink stamps with credit and reproduction rights text, and numerical notations in pencil.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Hong Kong, circa 1949, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dennis and Pamela Beck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Henri Cartier-Bresson
France, 1908-2004
Title
Hong Kong
Date Made
circa 1949
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 9/16 × 6 11/16 in. (24.29 × 16.99 cm) Primary support: 9 9/16 × 6 11/16 in. (24.29 × 16.99 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dennis and Pamela Beck
Accession Number
M.2013.234.19
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

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