Henri Cartier Bresson’s
Scrapbook Photographs 1932-46
Gallery One
7 March - 1 June
2008
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is widely considered one of the world's greatest photographers. At the end of a turbulent World War II – during which he was taken prisoner – Cartier-Bresson carefully printed and mounted a Scrapbook of photographs, representing the first half of his career as a photographer. These photographs documented both his extensive travels and his encounters with Surrealism and modern art. They were conceived as an initial selection for a major exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, a show that would catapult Cartier-Bresson onto the world stage and bring him international recognition. All the original photographs have now been brought together for a new exhibition, showing for the first time in the UK at the National Media Museum
Current Exhibition
Brussels, 1932, Henri Cartier-Bresson, © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos / collection Fondation HCB
Future Exhibition
Live by the Lens.
Die by the Lens
20 June 2008 - 28 Sept 2008
Gallery One
Film stars are the embodiments of dreams, their glamorous publicity images carefully crafted and controlled. There are a range of photographers involved in creating the star ‘image’ while yet others delight in exposing the reality behind the glamour. This exhibition looks at the complex world of film publicity and the photographers whose image-making talents can make or break a star’s reputation.
Above image
Michael Caine, 1965, Bob Willoughby (b.1927), National Media Museum Collection
© Bob Willoughby
Extra! Extra!
Tales from the Daily Herald Picture Library
Gallery Two
13 October 2007
1 June 2008
This exhibition offers a light-hearted look at how photography, film, television, radio and the development of new media are represented by the Daily Herald picture library. This collection of over 3 million images is held by the National Media Museum. The Daily Herald was a national newspaper, which ran from 1912 to 1964 offering a fascinating photographic record of the period.
Current Exhibition
Gracie Fields photographed, whilst photographing Daily Herald photographer, James Jarché 1934, James Maycock (Odhams Press);