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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004) Fireworks seen from the Forbidden City, Beijing. Silver print, the image measuring 12x8 inches (30.5x20.3 cm.), with Cartier-Bresson's credit stamp on verso. 1958; printed 1970s
This picture of fireworks seen from the Forbidden City was taken on October 1st, 1958 during the celebrations of the ninth anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
Reproduced: Michel Frizot & Ying-lung Su, Henri Cartier-Bresson, China 1948-1949, 1958 (Thames & Hudson), p. 277
