Tag Archives: Henri Cartier Bresson

Independence

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Christopher George

Louis Faurer, Silent Salesman, Philadelphia, ca. 1937 (2013.99.53) Lisette Model, World War II Rally, Lower East Side, ca. 1943 (93.1993) Henri Cartier-Bresson, New England, July 4, 1947 (220.1994) Independence Day. This woman explained to me that the flagpole over her … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1947, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1975, Charles Isaacs, Charles Moore, Fourth of July, Henri Cartier Bresson, Independence Day, Lisette Model, Lou Bernstein, Louis Faurer, New England, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | Leave a comment

Easter Sunday

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Christopher George

Edwin Rosskam, “Boy dressed up for Easter parade, Chicago”, April 1941, (108.2003) Russell Lee, “In front of the Pilgrim Baptist church on Easter Sunday, Chicago”, April 1941, (103.2003) Baptists were by far the South Side’s largest denomination. The photographers visited … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1968, Chicago, Chim, David Seymour, David Vestal, Easter, Edwin Rosskam, Henri Cartier Bresson, Illinois, Italy, Jerusalem, Leonard Freed, New York, New York City, Russell Lee | Leave a comment

Water is Life: World Water Day

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Christopher George

Martin Munkacsi, [Man inspecting water container, Rio de Janeiro], ca. 1932 (2007.110.556) Margaret Bourke-White, [Editor Wilbur Cogshall of the Louisville Courier-Journal at his desk drinking boiled water from bottle while reporting on severe flooding], 1937 (1649.2005) George Rodger, Searching for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1937, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1961, Brazil, Burma, George Rodger, Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier Bresson, Italy, Margaret Bourke-White, Martin Munkacsi, Myanmar, Naples, Pakistan, Rangoon, Water, Water is Life, Yangon | Leave a comment

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Christopher George

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1932 (197.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Alberto Giacometti, 1961 (301.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Naples, 1963 (229.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Mexico, 1964 (235.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Sifnos, Greece, 1961 (228.1994) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Athens, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1932, 1933, 1961, 1963, 1964, Alberto Giacometti, Athens, France, Greece, Henri Cartier Bresson, Madrid, Mexico, Naples, Paris, Regards, Spain | Leave a comment

Easter

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Christopher George

Wm. J. S. Bradway, Baptismal Service at Canton Baptist Church, Easter, Hancock’s Bridge, New Jersey, 1908 (2010.5.10) Russell Lee, [Boys on Easter morning, Chicago], April 1941 (109.2003) Russell Lee (1903-1986), Part of the Easter Parade on the South Side, Chicago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1908, 1941, 1947, Chicago, Easter, Harlem, Henri Cartier Bresson, Manhattan, New Jersey, Russell Lee | Leave a comment

Water is Work

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Christopher George

Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940), [Worker soaking silk skeins in boiled water to free it of gum, Madison Silk Company in Barnert Mills, Paterson, New Jersey], March 1937, (856.1975) Henry Ries (1917-2004), Restoration of Ancient Books, September 1948 (354.1990) Henri Cartier-Bresson … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1937, 1948, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1978, Agar, Ahmedabad, books, China, Fukui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henri Cartier Bresson, Henry Ries, Hiroshi Hamaya, India, Japan, labor, labor day, Lewis Hine, Lewis Wickes Hine, New Jersey, Paterson, seaweed, silk, Water, Water is Life, Work, Wu Yinxian | 1 Comment

Bastille Day, 2017

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Christopher George

Lucien Aigner, Entertainment of children on Bastille Day in Paris, 1934 (339.1982) Lucien Aigner, Boulevard St. Martin on Bastille Day, Paris, 1937 (318.1982) Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bastille Day, Paris, ca. 1936 (336.1994) Roman Vishniac, [Bastille Day celebrations, rue du Faubourg-Montmartre, Paris], … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged Bastille day, France, Henri Cartier Bresson, Lucien Aigner, Paris, Regards, Roman Vishniac | 1 Comment

“An Earnest Endeavour”

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Christopher George

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Saul Steinberg, 1946 (311.1994) Lilliput, Vol. 27, No. 3, Issue No. 159, September 1950 (2007.85.19) Lilliput, September 1950, Vol. 27, No. 3, Issue No. 159 (2007.85.19) Lilliput, September 1950, Vol. 27, No. 3, Issue No. 159 (2007.85.19) … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged April Fool's Day, cats, Henri Cartier Bresson, Inge Morath, Lilliput, portrait, Saul Steinberg | 5 Comments

It’s moving day…

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, Evacuation of the Louvre Art Treasury – The “Raft of the Medusa” of Gericault evacuated from the Louvre in a truck that usually carries stage scenery, 1939 (1444.2005) Weegee (1899-1968), [Gallo, 15 Downing St., New York]. ca. 1956 … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged Henri Cartier Bresson, unidentified photographer, Weegee | 3 Comments

Chim (David Seymour), November 20, 1911

Posted on November 20, 2014 by claartjevandijk

Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 20th, 1911 Chim, Dawid Szymin, would have turned 114th, today. Known for his sympathetic and compassionate portraits of children and many outstanding photographic photo-essays, Chim build up a thriving career in photography and traveled … Continue reading →

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