Henri Cartier-Bresson
The J.E. Wallis Residence, 1882 (demolished 1962)

The J.E. Wallis Residence, 1882 (demolished 1962)

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos

The J.E. Wallis Residence, 1882 (demolished 1962)
The J.E. Wallis Residence, 1882 (demolished 1962)
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The J.E. Wallis Residence, 1882 (demolished 1962)
  • from the series The Galveston That Was
Date1962
Place depictedGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 × 7 15/16 in. (30.5 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (32.4 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.253
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: " The Galveston That Was," Centre on the Strand, Galveston, TX, Sep 21 - Dec 15 1971 (LN:71.10)

Exhibited: "Victorian Galveston: An Architectural Portrait," Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX, Nov 29, 1990 - Jan 14, 1991 (LN:90.30)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso, upper left corner in pencil: "44 [x'd out in red pencil] ,59 [circled] 117" in ink: "1502 Ave I"; center in pencil: "7700-27"; lower in pencil: "71 ½ [number above is scribbled out]"
recto top left in pencil "59", left margin cropping marks
verso center brown stamp in outlined box: "Photograph by/Henri Cartier-Bresson/©1962 MAGNUM PHOTOS/15 West 47th Street, N.Y.C. 36".

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