Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (551 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870707787 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 376 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joey said An Amazing Anthology of Cartier-Bresson's Work.. For those of you who couldn't make it to last year's exhibition at MOMA this is the next best thing. It is a solid anthology of one of the world's greatest photographers. Everyone that I've shown this book to are so compelled to flip through every single photograph.Every aspiring photographer should own a copy, study the seemingly effortless framing and his incredible sense of timing. The two things that really create a compelling photograph instead endless discussion of exposure,. such an excellent publication, content Andras Ikladi I couldn't put it down, such an excellent publication, content, editing, additional information (great maps and timeline of his travels) and print quality are top notch. Highly recommended, almost makes up for not seeing the exhibition.. John Chulick said Great Overview for a Famous Photographer. This book combines biographical information with photographs from the current traveling exhibition of Henri Cartier-Bresson's work. The introductory material puts the photographer's life into perspective with his world travels as a photojournalist. The collection of photographs covers a wide range and they are reproduced with a reasonably good quality. The book contains a detailed chronology of his travels along with maps showing the various destinations. Perhaps the only weakness
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. The extensive supporting materialfeaturing detailed chronologies of the photographer's professional travels and of spreads of his picture stories as they appeared in magazineswill revolutionize the study of Cartier-Bresson's work.. 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. His inventive work of the early 1930s helped define the creative potential of modern photography. While many of his most famous pictures are included, a great number of images will be unfamiliar even to specialists. 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-Bressonincluding 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. Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) is one of the most