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Holy Man Blessing in Palni, South India by Henri Cartier Bresson — VisualArtsDB

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Holy Man Blessing in Palni, South India

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Holy Man Blessing in Palni, South India

Henri Cartier Bresson

1950

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 6 3/4 × 9 15/16" (17.1 × 25.2 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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