Mexico City
Mexico City

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos, courtesy Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris

Mexico City
Mexico City

Currently not on view

Mexico City,

1934

Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908–2004; born Chanteloup, France; died Cereste, France
x1977-94
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Online Collection Sets: The Allegorical Figure in Latin American Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Information

Title
Mexico City
Dates

1934

Maker
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 26.5 x 39.5 cm. (10 7/16 x 15 9/16 in.) sheet: 29.9 x 40 cm. (11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elliott J. Berv
Object Number
x1977-94
Place Depicted

North America, Mexico, Mexico City

Inscription
Inscribed in ink, verso upper right and left corners: I.D. # 259563 / 259563.
Culture
French
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
figures (representations), men, women

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