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Festive Burmese in their best clothes stroll around the Great Golden Spire of the Shwedagon Pagoda during Thadingyut
1951
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)
Photography
Festive Burmese in their best clothes stroll around the Great Golden Spire of the Shwedagon Pagoda during Thadingyut, 1951. Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004). Gelatin silver print; image: 16.1 x 24.1 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.); paper: 16.1 x 24.1 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.317 © Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Maker/Artist
- Cartier-Bresson, Henri
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 16.1 x 24.1 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 16.1 x 24.1 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Written in pencil on interior of mat: B/258" Typed in blue ink on adhesive label on verso: "FESTIVAL AT THE GOLD PAGODA. Pix by Henri Cartier Bresson of "Magnum"/This month thousands of devout Burmese flock to the fantastic Shwe/Dr(r crossed out in blue ink)agon in Rangoon for the annual Festival of Fire." Typed in black ink on adhesive label on verso: "32 (220-27)/Festive Burmese in their best clothes stroll around the great golden spire of the Shwe Dagon pagoda during Thadingyut." Stamped in black ink on verso: "SEE/13OCT1951/ILLUSTRATED" Stamped in black ink on verso: "PROPERTY OF THE/PERIODICALS ART LIBRARY,/191 HIGH HOLBORN. W.G.I./MUST BE RETURNED UNDAMAGED (underlined)" Typed in blue ink on adhesive label on verso: "FILE BURMA/RELIGION." Written in pencil on verso: "LLO-27" Written in pencil on verso: "32 (circled)" Written in pencil on verso: "HCB-13-94" Written in pencil on verso: "8-"
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 2012.317
- Credit Line
- Gift of George Stephanopoulos
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
- Museum Location
- 242B Indian Painting
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