THE SCRAP BOOK - Henri Cartier-Bresson
"I've always known about the Scrapbook, first packed in an old suitcase that came from Henri's mother's apartment, then buried in our library - half-hidden from prying eyes."
Martine Franck
Henri Cartier-Bresson was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1940, and after two unsuccessful attempts, he managed to escape in February 1943. Meanwhile, New York's MoMA, thinking the photographer had disappeared, began preparing a "posthumous" exhibition of his work.
When he reappeared, he was delighted to learn that this exhibition would take place, even though he was still alive. Henri Cartier-Bresson decided to revisit all his work and select everything that "fit" himself. He selected and printed over 300 images, many of them unpublished at the time, and set off for New York in April 1946, with the prints in his suitcase. On arrival, he bought a large album - a "scrap book" - in which he pasted all the images before showing them at MoMA. The exhibition opened on February 4, 1947, just before Magnum was founded.
In the 90s, Henri Cartier-Bresson once again took an interest in his "scrap book" and peeled off most of the prints to better protect them. The Fondation HCB, which now owns the collection, has now completed the restoration work, enabling the public to see this exceptional, previously unseen body of work.
Published by Steidl, catalog for the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition Scrapbook, 2006, at the Fondation HCB, Paris.
27.9 cm x 32.8 cm, 256 pages, very good condition
ISBN 3-86521-353-7
"I've always known about the Scrapbook, first packed in an old suitcase that came from Henri's mother's apartment, then buried in our library - half-hidden from prying eyes."
Martine Franck
Henri Cartier-Bresson was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1940, and after two unsuccessful attempts, he managed to escape in February 1943. Meanwhile, New York's MoMA, thinking the photographer had disappeared, began preparing a "posthumous" exhibition of his work.
When he reappeared, he was delighted to learn that this exhibition would take place, even though he was still alive. Henri Cartier-Bresson decided to revisit all his work and select everything that "fit" himself. He selected and printed over 300 images, many of them unpublished at the time, and set off for New York in April 1946, with the prints in his suitcase. On arrival, he bought a large album - a "scrap book" - in which he pasted all the images before showing them at MoMA. The exhibition opened on February 4, 1947, just before Magnum was founded.
In the 90s, Henri Cartier-Bresson once again took an interest in his "scrap book" and peeled off most of the prints to better protect them. The Fondation HCB, which now owns the collection, has now completed the restoration work, enabling the public to see this exceptional, previously unseen body of work.
Published by Steidl, catalog for the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition Scrapbook, 2006, at the Fondation HCB, Paris.
27.9 cm x 32.8 cm, 256 pages, very good condition
ISBN 3-86521-353-7
"I've always known about the Scrapbook, first packed in an old suitcase that came from Henri's mother's apartment, then buried in our library - half-hidden from prying eyes."
Martine Franck
Henri Cartier-Bresson was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1940, and after two unsuccessful attempts, he managed to escape in February 1943. Meanwhile, New York's MoMA, thinking the photographer had disappeared, began preparing a "posthumous" exhibition of his work.
When he reappeared, he was delighted to learn that this exhibition would take place, even though he was still alive. Henri Cartier-Bresson decided to revisit all his work and select everything that "fit" himself. He selected and printed over 300 images, many of them unpublished at the time, and set off for New York in April 1946, with the prints in his suitcase. On arrival, he bought a large album - a "scrap book" - in which he pasted all the images before showing them at MoMA. The exhibition opened on February 4, 1947, just before Magnum was founded.
In the 90s, Henri Cartier-Bresson once again took an interest in his "scrap book" and peeled off most of the prints to better protect them. The Fondation HCB, which now owns the collection, has now completed the restoration work, enabling the public to see this exceptional, previously unseen body of work.
Published by Steidl, catalog for the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition Scrapbook, 2006, at the Fondation HCB, Paris.
27.9 cm x 32.8 cm, 256 pages, very good condition
ISBN 3-86521-353-7
