Henri Cartier-Bresson
Reno, Nevada

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Artist Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004

CultureFrench

Titles

Reno, Nevada
from the series The American Scene

Date1947, printed 1948

(not assigned)Reno, Nevada, United States

PlaceReno, Nevada, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionsimage/sheet: 6 3/8 × 9 11/16 in. (16.2 × 24.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Joseph Chanin

Object number2001.684

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenancePeriodicals Art Library; [unidentified dealer]; [Steven Daiter Gallery, Chicago]; purchased by Joseph Chanin, New York; given to MFAH, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamps on verso:
"PROPERTY OF THE/PERIODICALS ART LIBRARY,/191, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.1./MUST BE RETURNED UNDAMAGED"
"SEE/4 JUN 1949/ILLUSTRATED"

"PLEASE CREDIT/HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON - MAGNUM/MAGNUM PHOTOS INC./55, WEST 8 STREET, NEW YORK CITY II/LONDON REPRESENTATIVE ELIZABETH REEVE, 185, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C.1."

Paper labels on verso:"Scenes at Reno, Nevada where gambling is encouraged and the town/lives on the profits./Pix by "Magnum"
"6. Notice on the side wall of Harold's Club./The Club s advertising is not confined to Reno;/signs inviting tourists to stop by and try their/luck are seen for hundreds of miles along the roads leading into the city."
"FILE AMERICA ENTER/GAMBLING."

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