Henri Cartier-Bresson
The J.E. Wallis Residence

The J.E. Wallis Residence

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos

The J.E. Wallis Residence
The J.E. Wallis Residence
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The J.E. Wallis Residence
  • from the series The Galveston That Was
Date1962
Place depictedGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 15/16 × 12 1/16 in. (20.2 × 30.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (24.1 × 32.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.254
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: "69 [x'd out in red pencil]" , in red pencil: "60 [circled] , pp 118-119"; center, in pencil: "7700-6 css
recto top left in pencil "60", bottom right 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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