On Aug 5, 2004, at 10:13 AM, frank theriault wrote:
I think he, in his later life, claimed that he never cropped, but that's simply not true.
The obituary in the NYTimes said "He insisted that his works not be cropped...."
It's an interesting read: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/04/obituaries/04CND-CARTIER.html
I recall seeing some of HCB's photos at the ICP some years back. They were printed with the negative frame showing. Aesthetics aside, I suppose that helped to demonstrate that there was no cropping.
--jc