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Family Life - Despite the comparative wealth of American families, there are a few who can afford maids or nurses for their children. And part-time baby-sitters are a luxury, for they charge over a dollar an hour.
Creator
Henri Cartier-BressonFrench Photographer · 1908–2004
All works by this person →"I was never deeply interested in photography as such...My great passion is pressing the trigger of the shutter: an instant, intuitive drawing," Henri Cartier-Bresson once remarked. In a 1996 interview in conjunction with an exhibition of his drawings in New York City, he stated that he has never considered himself a photographer but rather a draftsman. Although he still continues to produce and e
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- 1957
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- d1a35833-075b-4b5c-b595-f90962e9431e
A woman in a spotted dress carries a sleeping baby, their head resting on her shoulder. Behind her a man has a young boy sitting on his knee as he leans against a shop window.
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