China 1948-1949,1958
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about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320128415
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  alternate name: 1949-1976
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  alternate name: Photography, Artistic
abstract: In December 1948, Henri Cartier-Bresson travelled to China at the request of Life magazine. He stayed for ten months and captured some of the most spectacular moments in China's history: he photographed Beijing in "the last days of the Kuomintang", and then headed back to Shanghai, where he recorded the new regime's takeover. Moreover, in 1958, Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the first Western photographers to go back to China to explore the changes that had occurred over the preceding decade. The "picture stories" he sent to Magnum and Life on a regular basis played a key role in Westerners' understanding of Chinese political events. Many of these images are among the most significant photographs in Cartier-Bresson's oeuvre; his empathy with the populace and sense of responsibility as a witness making them an important part of his legacy. 'Henri Cartier-Bresson in China' allows these photographs to be re-examined along with all of the documents that were preserved: the photographer's captions and comments, contact sheets and abundant correspondence, as well as the published versions that appeared in both American and European magazines. A welcome addition to any photography lover's bookshelf, this is an exciting new volume on one of the 20th century's most important photographers.
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310205287
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31038351
language: eng
language: fre
name: Henri Cartier-Bresson
subject of: Statement
  additional type: lang
  text: Translated from the French.
subject of: Statement
  additional type: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300435416
  text: Includes translation
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