R.I.P René Burri -Swiss Magnum Photographer

  • Photos by René Burri

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    Yves Klein

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    Havana, 1963

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    Performance of Bertold BRECHT’s play “Mother Courage”.1959

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    Martine Franck and Cartier Bresson

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    René Burri (9 April 1933 – 20 October 2014) was a Swiss photographer known for his photos of major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the 20th century. Burri worked for Magnum Photos and has been photographing political, military and artistic figures and scenes since 1946. He made portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso as well as iconic pictures of São Paulo and Brasília.