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Cartier-Bresson, Henri |
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Cartier-Bresson, Henri (1908–2004)French photographer. He is considered one of the greatest photographic artists and photojournalists. His documentary work was shot in black and white, using a small-format Leica camera. His work is remarkable for its tightly structured composition and his ability to capture the decisive moment. He was a founder member of Magnum Photos Inc, a cooperative photographic agency that supplied leading photojournalists to cover world events. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Part exhibition and part sale, the works on display represent photography legends Diane Arbus, Weegee, Edward Weston and Henri Cartier-Bresson as well as contemporary photographers such as Robert Polidori, Larry Fink, Robert Eggleston and Tseng Kwong Chi. Famed French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson once observed, "Photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. The gallery, which features works by such renowned photographers as Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank and Jacques Henri Lartigue, will be expanding into the new location from space it currently occupies at 52 East 76th Street. |
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