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Visual chronicle of twentieth-century by photography icon.
This book is a visual feast for anyone fascinated by the transformative power of photography. It's not just a display of Cartier-Bresson's exceptional work; it's a journey through the most significant moments of the last century, captured by a master storyteller through his lens. You'll find yourself not just admiring the composition of the shots, but also pondering the historical context that they encapsulate.
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ISBN: 9780870707780
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Date of Publication: 2010-04-28
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.55
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Offers an entirely new understanding of the photographer's extraordinary career and its overlapping contexts of journalism and art. Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) is one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of photography. His inventive work of the early 1930s helped define the creative potential of modern photography. Following World War II, he helped found the Magnum photo agency, which enabled photojournalists to reach a broad audience through magazines such as Life while retaining control over their work. Cartier-Bresson would go on to produce major bodies of photographic reportage, capturing such events as China during the revolution, the Soviet Union after Stalin's death, the United States in the postwar boom, and Europe as its older cultures confronted modern realities. 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. While many of his most famous pictures are included, a great number of images will be unfamiliar even to specialists. 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
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Visual chronicle of twentieth-century by photography icon.
This book is a visual feast for anyone fascinated by the transformative power of photography. It's not just a display of Cartier-Bresson's exceptional work; it's a journey through the most significant moments of the last century, captured by a master storyteller through his lens. You'll find yourself not just admiring the composition of the shots, but also pondering the historical context that they encapsulate.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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