Famous Photographers - Part 16 (Chapter 3) - Henri Cartier-Bresson
Famous Photographers - Part 16 (Chapter 3) - Henri Cartier-Bresson
This is a continuation of Part 16 (Chapter 1) and (Chapter 2), displaying the photos taken in the Americas by Henri Cartier-Bresson. If you have not already viewed Part 16 (Chapter 1), please do so in order to learn about the photographer and see the first 53 of the photos taken in European countries by him. Click this link to go there:
And if you have not seen Part 16 (Chapter 2) comprised of more photos taken in European countries by him. Click this link to go there:
Following below are 46 photos taken in the Americas by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
1. Tennessee, 1947
2. Three Juveniles, Montreal, Canada, 1964
3. Guanajuato, Mexico, 1963
4. Lower East Side, Manhattan, 1947
5. Truman Capote, New Orleans, 1947
6. Transatlantic Arriving in the Harbour, New York City, 1959 (Buzz note: I consider this a great photo, combining the reflection with the person behind the window.)
7. Taos, New Mexico, 1947
8. Malcolm X, Harlem, 1961
9. Watts, Los Angeles, 1967
10. Nouvelle Orleans, 1950s
11. Delancey Street Kids, circa 1947
12. Cuba
13. Aspen, Colorado, Independence Day, 4 Juillet
14. Day of the Dead, Mexico, 1964
15. Marilyn Munroe During the Shooting of The Misfits by John Huston, USA, 1960
16. Untitled (Vegetable Market, Mexico) 1964
17. Canada, circa 1960 (Buzz note: I tried to think of what is depicted here. My first thought was new immigrants taking an oath of allegiance to Canada, then it's possible it is a panel of jurors taking an oath at the beginning of a trial, and finally perhaps it's new members of parliament, or of the cabinet, taking an oath.)
18. Robert Kennedy, 1964
19. Commune, 1972 (Buzz note: I have seen this photo with two different location captions, one being California and the other Taos, New Mexico.)
20. Cuba (Woman With a Gun Guarding a Storefront) 1966
21. Mississippi, USA, 1961
22. Washington D.C., USA, 1957
23. Washington D.C., 1970s
24. Bowery, Manhattan, New York, USA, 1947
25. Houston, Texas, 1961
26. Cotton Pickers
27. San Francisco, California, 1946
28. Untitled (Stevedore Loading Flour Bags, Catholic Relief to Inchon, Korea) 1955
29. San Antonio
30. Garment District
31. Oaxaca, Mexico, 1999
32. Death of a Landowner, Taos , New Mexico, 1947
33. A Child Playing Baseball Alone Beneath the Elevated, Chicago, 1947
34. Manhattan, New York, 1959
35. Untitled, Mexico, 1950s
36. Clark Gable, 1960
37. Flagstaff, Arizona, 1947
38. New York City, Manhattan, Downtown, 1947
29. Fire in Hoboken, Facing Manhattan, 1947
40. USA. Massachusetts. Cape Cod. July 4th, 1947. Independence Day. (H.C-B: "This woman explained to me that the flagpole over her door was broken but 'on such a day as this, one keeps one's flag on one's heart.'" I felt in her a touch of the strength and robustness of the early American pioneers'. )
41. Mexico, Mexico City, 1963
42. USA, Arizona, 1973
43. USA, Louisiana, New Orleans, 1947
44. USA. New Jersey. Model prison of Leesburg. Solitary confinement. 1975.
45. Mexico, Popocatapetl Vocano, 1963
46. Mexico City, Prostitutes, 1934
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The final Chapter 4 of Henri Cartier-Bresson will be posted next, with photos taken in Asia, including Russia, India, Israel, Indonesia, etc. and some fascinating photos taken in China.
There are a number of really outstanding photos in this essay. Marilyn Monroe, poster of James Cagney, Mississippi, Malcom X, Watts.
Excellent essay Buzz.
Up for four days, and only two NT members have indicated anything at all about this article - one thumbs up and one comment. Well never mind, Neanderthals, your total lack of art and culture (and in this case, history) doesn't phase me at all - I'm going to now post the final chapter of Henri Cartier-Bresson, with some amazing and unforgettable photos of Asia and its people - ignore them if you want, it's expected.
Must have missed this.....great photos!
These are evocative and, IMO, could only work in black and white, sepia, or, some other monotone.
Most of them, although I could see a few of them in colour. No. 40, for example, would bring more to the eye the Stars and Stripes.