That object is the remains of the suitcase that Cartier-Bresson took with him to China in 1948 or 58. It’s on display in the window of the exhibition.
Apparently it was found in a bin somewhere. > On 12 Nov 2019, at 14:41, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I love the set, but particularly 11, 13 and 17. 11 is a > particularly interesting object; how did you find it? > > Dan > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 2:47 AM Bob Pdml <pdm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Spent the weekend in Paris with some friends at a flat in the Gobelins >> district which one of them had borrowed. Had a view of part of the Eiffel >> Tower and the Pantheon from the stairwell, which was jolly. >> >> They're not photography friends, so the pictures were taken in a rush, and >> in mainly touristy spots because two of the people are not very familiar >> with Paris. One photo thing I did manage to do was visit the excellent HCB >> in China exhibition at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson - well worth a >> visit. >> >> If you squint you may spot the PDML's favourite bird having a good squawk. >> >> https://adobe.ly/31VpqmA >> >> The first picture in the set is Greenwich, not Paris. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
