Wrestling Match, Stalin Park, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

1954

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image depicts a group of men standing closely together from the waist up. They are observing something outside the frame, with most facing slightly to the left. The men have various facial features and hairstyles, some with shaved heads. They are dressed in traditional striped coats and shirts, with some wearing patterned caps. Some men have their arms over each other's shoulders, indicating a close interaction. The background shows out-of-focus foliage, suggesting an outdoor setting like a park or wooded area. The men are not wearing any visible objects or jewelry.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.5 × 24.7 cm (6 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT, purchased 2002; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

  • Cartier-Bresson, Henri. “The People of Russia, Part Two: Travel in the U.S.S.R.” Life (31 January 1955): 90.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in blue pencil: Wrestling Fans watch a match in Stalin Park, in Tashkent; stamped, center, in blue ink: PLEASE CREDIT / HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (Magnum) / Magnum Photos Inc. / 17 East 64th Street / New York 21, N. Y. / PHOTOS MUST NOT BE ALTERED BY TRIMMING; stamped, center left, in red ink, perpendicular: USED IN LIFE JAN 31 1955; additional stamps from LIFE Magazine and other editorial and archival marks by unknown hand

Wikidata ID

Q64154960

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