The Tears of Paris

The Tears of Paris

Photograph

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Maker
French, 1908–2004

The Tears of Paris

France in Ferment


1962
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (23.8 × 16.2 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0176
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (France) 2/62 16) THE TEARS OF PARIS flowed as the silent \ procession marched down the Boulevard de la Republique. \ In the capital and throughout the country, a strike \ halted all work for four pours in sympathy. \ Credit: Henri Cartier-Bresson © MAGNUM PHOTOS
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