Mexico City
Photograph
1963 (made)
1963 (made)
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This photographs demonstrate Cartier-Bresson’s impeccable skill at quickly arranging disparate elements in his viewfinder into a satisfying and often revelatory picture. The car roughly splits the composition in two. The car frames a smartly dressed couple who are seemingly oblivious to the peddlers laying out their goods on the pavement beside them.
Object details
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Title | Mexico City (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
Brief description | Photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mexico City, 1963, gelatin silver print |
Physical description | Black and white photograph depicting two young girls selling fruit at the side of a road. They each have a pile of apples gathered up in the skirts of their white dresses and are seated on the roadside with their back to a car. In the front of the car is a young couple, with a man driving and his arm tightly around a woman, who is pressed against him in the driver's seat. The two fruit sellers have long tightly woven plaits in their hair. |
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Summary | This photographs demonstrate Cartier-Bresson’s impeccable skill at quickly arranging disparate elements in his viewfinder into a satisfying and often revelatory picture. The car roughly splits the composition in two. The car frames a smartly dressed couple who are seemingly oblivious to the peddlers laying out their goods on the pavement beside them. |
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Accession number | PH.734-1978 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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