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- NAME: Henri Cartier-Bresson
- OCCUPATION: Photographer, Filmmaker
- BIRTH DATE: August 22, 1908
- DEATH DATE: August 03, 2004
- EDUCATION: University of Cambridge
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Chanteloup, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Céreste, France
- Full Name: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form.
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In 2003, Cartier-Bresson, along with his wife and daughter, took an important step in securing his legacy as an artist with the creation of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris in an effort to preserve his work. His later years would also see him awarded numerous awards and honorary doctorates for his work.
Just a few weeks shy of his 96th birthday, Henri Cartier-Bresson passed away at his home in Provence on August 3, 2004.
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