Henri Cartier-Bresson

Here are some of Monsieur Cartier-Bresson's photos from China (pre- and post-Revolution).

 A rush to retrieve gold from the bank before the Communist victory, Shanghai, 1949

  

 Beijing, 1948

  

 Beijing, China, 1948

  

 Celebrating the Communist conquest of Shanghai. 

The banner in the background reads “President Mao Tse-tung”

  

 China, 1958

  

 Communist students demonstrate against the black market, Shanghai, 1949

  

 Sing-song girl, 1949

["Sing-song girl" was an English term for Chinese courtesans]

 

The sign above this sidewalk library reads 

“Develop production, make the economy prosper.” Shanghai, 1949

Henri Cartier-Bresson

 Beynac, France, 1956

  

 Dublin, Ireland, 1952

  

 Political meeting, Parc des Expositions, Paris, 1953

  

 Rome, 1952

  

 Rome, 1959

  

 Sumatra, Indonesia, 1950

  

 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 1958

  

 Vaucluse, France, 1956

  

World's Fair, Brussels, Belgium. 1958

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is considered to be one of the fathers of modern photo-journalism.

 Behind Saint-Lazare Train Station, 1932

  

 Coronation of King George VI, London, 1937

  

 Demonstration at the Communards' Wall, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, 1937-39

  

 Madrid, Spain, 1933

  

 Prostitute, Mexico City, 1934

  

 Tuscany. Sienna. 1933

  

 Coney Island, New York, 1946

  

 Dessau, Germany, April 1945

  

 Dessau, Germany, April 1945

  

 Easter Sunday, Harlem, 1947

  

 Massachusetts. Cape Cod, July 4th, 1947

  

 Refugees performing exercises, Kurukshetra, India, 1947

  

 Srinagar, Kashmir, 1948

  

The arrival of a boat carrying refugees from Europe reunites a mother and son, 1946