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René Burri
Sao Paulo, Brazil1960, printed 1960

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High-contrast black and white photograph looking down on a dense city street packed with vehicles, with four silhouetted figures standing on a nearby rooftop
Artist or Maker
René Burri
Title
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Place Made
Brazil
Date Made
1960, printed 1960
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image (not including black border): 9 3/8 × 13 13/16 in. (23.81 × 35.08 cm) Primary support: 12 1/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30.64 × 40.48 cm) Mat: 16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.64 × 50.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.355
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© René Burri / Magnum Photos

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