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Self portrait

Photograph
1946 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white quarter-length self portrait of the photographer in the interior of a room. In the background is a mantlepiece.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSelf portrait (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black and white photograph
Brief description
Black and white self portrait depicting the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, aged 38. New York, 1946.
Physical description
Black and white quarter-length self portrait of the photographer in the interior of a room. In the background is a mantlepiece.
Dimensions
  • Width: 39.5cm
  • Height: 29.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
PH.457-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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