Henri Cartier-Bresson: China 1948-1949, 1958Author :
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Published : Thursday 28 November 2019
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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 Chinaâ?Ts history: he photographed Beijing in â?~the last days of the Kuomintangâ?T, and then headed back to Shanghai, where he recorded the new regimeâ?Ts 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 â?~picture storiesâ?T he sent to Magnum and Life on a regular basis played a key role in Westernersâ?T understanding of Chinese political events. Many of these images are among the most significant photographs in Cartier-Bressonâ?Ts 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 photographerâ?Ts 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 loverâ?Ts bookshelf, this is an exciting new volume on one of the 20th centuryâ?Ts most important photographers.
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