Henri Cartier-Bresson, Madrid, Espagne 1933. Gelatin silver print signed on the back. © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Madrid, Espagne 1933. Gelatin silver print signed on the back. © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Cover of Crapouillot, Paris, April 1933. © Collection Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Archive of the film "Le Retour" 1945. © Collection Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paul Claudel, Brangues, France, 1945. Vintage gelatin silver print annotated on the back. © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paul Claudel, Brangues, France, 1945. Vintage gelatin silver print annotated on the back. © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Life Magazine - February 7th, 1955. © Collection Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Martine Franck study room, accessible to scholars. © Cyrille Weiner
The Collection
The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson hosts Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck’s archives. The collection consists of vintage prints, contact sheets, drawings, publications, correspondences, rare books, albums, films, videos, posters, invitations, etc.. It is located in a space specifically conceived in accordance with museographical conservation standards.
An extensive inventory project on Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck’s archives is still in progress.
Magnum Photos continues to manage the circulation of archived images of the Fondation’s collection.
Individuals may consult the collection for research purposes by making an appointment with the Fondation’s archives department.
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