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America In Passing

Bringing together decades worth of assignments Henri Cartier-Bresson's book shows the rich diversity of the USA capturing all walks of American life

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Men laying on grass. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 1947. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Bankers Trust. Manhattan, New York, USA. 1960. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Independence Day. "This woman explained to me that the flagpole over her door was broken but 'on such a day as this, one keeps one's flag on one's heart.'" I felt in her a touch of the strength and (...)
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Model prison of Leesburg. Solitary confinement. New Jersey, USA. 1975. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Easter Sunday. Harlem, New York, USA. 1947. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing A transatlantic passenger arriving in the harbour. USA. 1959. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Times Square on New Year's eve. New York, USA. 1959. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Boy Scout Jamboree. Ottawa, Illinois, USA. 1960. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Two young men by lake. Washington, D.C., USA. 1957. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing West Point cadets and their admiring young ladies attend the Army versus Notre-Dame football game. New York City, USA. 1947. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Lunch wagon. Uvalde, Texas, USA. 1947. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing The Capitol. Statuary Hall. Washington, D.C.,. 1957. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Two smartly dressed boys. Natchez, Mississipi, USA. 1947. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Independance Day. Aspen, Colorado, USA. 4 July, 1971. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson | America In Passing Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. July 4, 1947. Independence Day. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
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