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Henri Cartier-Bresson the modern century
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Henri Cartier-Bresson the modern century
AUTHOR:
Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004

Galassi, Peter

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Art Institute of Chicago

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

High Museum of Art
ISBN:
9780500543917
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Thames & Hudson, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
376 p. : ill. ; 31 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
ABSTRACT:
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of photography. Published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this is the first major publication to make full use of the extensive holdings of the Fondation Cartier-Bresson--including thousands of prints and a vast resource of documents relating to the photographer's life and work. The heart of the book surveys Cartier-Bresson's career through 300 photographs divided into 12 chapters. A wide-ranging essay by Peter Galassi, Chief Curator of Photography at the Museum, offers an entirely new understanding of Cartier-Bresson's extraordinary career and its overlapping contexts of journalism and art.
SUBJECT:
Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004 -- Exhibitions
Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004 -- Criticism and interpretation
Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions
BIBSUMMARY:
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of photography. Published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this is the first major publication to make full use of the extensive holdings of the Fondation Cartier-Bresson--including thousands of prints and a vast resource of documents relating to the photographer's life and work. The heart of the book surveys Cartier-Bresson's career through 300 photographs divided into 12 chapters. A wide-ranging essay by Peter Galassi, Chief Curator of Photography at the Museum, offers an entirely new understanding of Cartier-Bresson's extraordinary career and its overlapping contexts of journalism and art.