Champaklal Speaks

Cartier-Bresson’s Photographs

1950-07-27

Mother informed Sri Aurobindo that news had come from America about the the photographs taken by Cartier-Bresson. Tata had been to enquire at the Company and he was told that the film had been received.¹ But as the lady in charge of that section was not there, the work of development the film had not started yet. They also told him the condition that the photographs must not be shown anyone other than Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, who had to select from them and return the whole collection. On receiving them, the company would publish those selected in some journal in America and it was only six months thereafter that the photos could be issued by us here. Mother also informed Sri Aurobindo that she was planning to make an album which would be in great demand.

Mother told me: “I think the photo of Sri Aurobindo in chair will come out very well.”

C: “Mother, he has taken so many of you; from them some will surely come out well.”

Mother: “He has taken hundreds. Out of them at least one or two will come out well.”