Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Other Coronation

亨利·卡蒂埃·布列松：另一个加冕仪式

ISBN: 9780500027240

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd

Imprint: Thames and Hudson

Pub date: 09 May 2023

DEWEY: 941.084092

DEWEY edition: 23

Language: English

Number of pages: 128

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内容简介

1937年5月12日，乔治六世的加冕仪式是战时的媒体事件之一。当其他摄影师专注于新国王、他的家人和当天的仪式感时，亨利-卡蒂埃-布列松将镜头转向了聚集在伦敦街头观看庆典的人群。

他诙谐地颠覆了预期的拍摄顺序，向我们展示了各个年龄段和各行各业的普通人，一些人爬上了纪念碑或彼此的肩膀，另一些人则努力用纸板潜望镜和棍子上的镜子来获得更好的视野。有几个人甚至瘫倒在地，因为庆典活动已经证明了这一点。这些杰出的图像与来自世界各地的当代新闻剪报一起呈现，反映了卡蒂埃-布列松无可挑剔的摄影眼光，捕捉到了英国公众在一个独特的历史时刻。

The coronation of George VI on 12 May 1937 was one of the biggest media events of the interwar period. While other photographers focused on the new King, his family and the ceremonial splendour of the day, Henri Cartier-Bresson turned his lens on the crowds that gathered in the streets of London to watch the pageantry.

In a witty reversal of the expected order of proceedings, he shows us ordinary people of all ages and walks of life, some climbing on monuments or each other's shoulders, others straining to get a better view with cardboard periscopes and mirrors on sticks. A few even slump on the ground, the festivities having proved too much. Presented alongside contemporary news clippings from around the world, these remarkable images reflect Cartier-Bresson's unmistakeable photographic eye and capture the British public at a unique historical moment.