A home for aristocratic artists Nov 9, 2009
These included Henri Cartier-Bresson, the legendary photographer, and his wife Martine Franck, Alberto Giacometti, the actor Richard Gere, the singer Bono, the Dalai Lama, and classical musicians such as Riccardo Muti and Zubin Mehta. One special guest was rock superstar David Bowie, who interviewed Balthus on a couple of occasions for specialist art reviews in Britain: Bowie was not only a friend of Balthus but a connoisseur of his work too. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Photographie 5/11/09 Nov 7, 2009
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CHANGE OF DATE - The Photo Review Benefit Auction Nov 3, 2009
Beginning and experienced collectors alike will have the opportunity to bid on work by such historic masters as Edouard Baldus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward S. Curtis, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Leonard Misonne, Gordon Parks, Man Ray, Herb Ritts, W. Eugene Smith, Edward Steichen, Josef Sudek, and Clarence H. White. Among the contemporary photo stars whose work will go on the block are Michael Bishop, Marilyn Bridges, Carl Chiarenza, Lois Greenfield, Jefferson Hayman, Henry Horenstein, Michael Kenna,... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Photographer Ronis dies aged 99 Sep 14, 2009
Ronis, along with friend Robert Doisneau and photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson, were among France's great photographers who emerged after World War II.. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
French photographer Willy Ronis dead at 99 Sep 14, 2009
Ronis, along with friend Robert Doisneau and photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson, were among France's great photographers who emerged after World War II. The three along with two other photographers were honored as early as 1953 by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ronis' genius spilled forth in his spontaneous photos of the streets of working class Paris, from its bistros to its lovers and gardens and even its strikes, always captured with a benevolent eye. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Willy Ronis, 99, took iconic pictures of Parisian life Sep 13, 2009
Mr. Ronis, along friend Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier-Bresson, was among France s great photographers who emerged after World War II. The three along with two other photographers were honored as early as 1953 by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Mr. Ronis s genius spilled forth in his spontaneous photos of the streets of working-class Paris, from its bistros to its lovers and gardens and even its strikes, always captured with a benevolent eye. (Boston Globe)
Model’s works were both unsettling and influential Sep 12, 2009
Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Brassai were all active there - and the influence of each is evident in Model s early work. Man Sleeping Near the Seine, from 1937, could be one of Brassai s studies of the secret life of Paris, only transferred in this case to broad daylight. (Boston Globe)
Henk-Jan Wesselink ('Daskar') Winner in Prix de la Photographie Paris 2009 Jul 21, 2009
Photographers that continue to inspire Henk-Jan are Sally Soames, Anton Corbijn, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Nadar, Martin Parr, James Nachtwey and Sebastiao Salgado. About Px3: The "Prix de la Photographie Paris" (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Edward Steichen exhibits showcase breadth of photographer’s career Jul 19, 2009
Henri Cartier-Bresson and Manuel Alvarez Bravo lived longer, though they also started later. What s certain is that no other photographer has had a career that was more varied. (Boston Globe)
Herman Leonard photographed the greats of 20th-century jazz Jul 17, 2009
Past recipients include Annie Leibovitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Cornell Capa. I never worked in my life. (Boston Globe)
Cartier-Bresson photos 'not lost' Jul 10, 2009
The widow of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who is credited with founding modern photo- journalism, says hundreds of his photos may still be on the black market. The photos, which had been archived in France's National Centre for Contemporary Arts, suffered severe water damage from a leak in the 1990s. (BBC News -- Europe)
Amazing Photographs of 1970s Harlem Jun 16, 2009
Since I liked the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Helen Levitt, and Aaron Siskind, I was delighted to see in the streets of Harlem many scenes evocative of the ones these masters had captured: children jumping on discarded mattresses and opening fire hydrants to spray friends and passers-by alike. Sometimes I photographed weddings as they spilled out onto the streets. (Slate)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Jun 4, 2009
Iturbide, a Mexico City native, studied with the dean of Mexican photographers, Manuel lvarez Bravo, and absorbed the influence of Henri Cartier-Bresson through close contact with the man and his work. - Kenneth Baker. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
NYC center can't solve 73-year-old photo mystery May 9, 2009
Henri Cartier-Bresson and others, of the Magnum photo agency in 1947. "This gives us a much better idea of the extent of his work as one of the most important photographers of the time," Young said. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
New York's own photographer Apr 11, 2009
She had been inspired to use a 35mm Leica by Henri Cartier-Bresson, no less, after trailing him one day in 1935 as he took photographs round the wharves of Brooklyn. He became a great admirer of her work. (The Economist)
'Yogi Berra,' by Allen Barra, a definitive look Apr 8, 2009
Henri Cartier-Bresson: "Thinking should be done beforehand and afterwards, never while actually taking a photograph.". Yogi Berra: "You can't think and hit at the same time.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Helen Levitt, 95; captured images of NYC street life Apr 1, 2009
Her two favorite photographers were Jacques-Henri Lartigue and Henri Cartier-Bresson. She met the latter in 1945. (Boston Globe)
Photographer Helen Levitt dead at 95 Apr 1, 2009
As she began to hone her craft, Levitt struck up acquaintances with celebrated photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans. She contacted Evans in 1937 to show him her photographs of children. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
A peak inside studios of famous artists Mar 7, 2009
Henri Cartier-Bresson has a photograph of Robert Rauschenberg. (Apparently, there's a decisive instant in silkscreening, since that's what Cartier-Bresson captures Rauschenberg doing. (Boston Globe)
