Steeped In Tradition

Steeped In Tradition

Photograph

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Maker
French, 1908–2004

Steeped In Tradition

Eton: Head Leaves; Tail Stays


1962
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 9/16 × 6 5/16 in. (24.3 × 16 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0425
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Eton) 12/62 1) STEEPED IN TRADITION: Student in tails gives a master the \ traditional salute in the streets of Windsor where Henry VI built \ Eton in the shadow of his castle.\ Credit: Henri Cartier-Bresson © 1962 MAGNUM Photos
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