Violent Poster destined for a wall in Peking

Violent Poster destined for a wall in Peking

Photograph

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Maker
French, 1908–2004

Violent Poster destined for a wall in Peking

China Seen from the Inside


1958
Gelatin silver print, printed November 1961
Image: 9 3/8 × 6 5/16 in. (23.8 × 16 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0098
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso TL: Magnum News Service 11/'61 \ Story # 1: China: Seen from the Inside. \ #8 in Packet Credit: Cartier-Bresson © 1961 Magnum \ Photos \ (For full caption, see attached caption sheet.) \ Violent poster destined for a wall in Peking protests that[strikethrough] \ what the People's Chinese Republic considered "imperialistic" \ action by the U.S.----etc.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, C: 4778-1-169

[see caption sheet for full caption]

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