Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century

by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Peter Galassi

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870707787
• ISBN13: 9780870707780
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 5.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 9.8" x 12.2"