Artist
Robert Doisneau (French, 1912–1994)French, 1912–1994
CultureFrench
Titles
- Le Manège de Monsieur Barré
- Mr. Barré's Carousel
Date1955
Place depictedFrance
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 9 5/8 in. (30.2 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 11 7/8 in. (40.6 × 30.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 11 7/8 in. (40.6 × 30.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2012.622
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Mancini Gallery, Houston]; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, around 1980; given to MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso upper center in pencil: LE MANÈGE DE MONSIEUR BARRÉ 1955 / triàge en Mai 1980 / 4/4 [artist initials?]
lower right below image in ink: Robert Doisneau
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