Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Alvey House
- 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 7/16 × 12 3/4 in. (24 × 32.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 3/4 in. (24 × 32.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.214
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso, upper left in black ink : "1238I".
Inscribed on verso, upper left in pencil: "7717-30".
Inscribed on verso, upper right in pencil: "front end paper / Alvey House".
Inscribed on verso, right, in blue ink : ""front / end paper".
Inscribed on verso, left, corner in red ink: "N.E." [upside down].
Inscribed on verso, right in pencil: "front end paper / caption: ALVEY HOUSE, Architect unknown [inserted] circa 1878, - / photograph - Henri Cartier-Bresson".
Inscribed on verso, upper left in pencil: "7717-30".
Inscribed on verso, upper right in pencil: "front end paper / Alvey House".
Inscribed on verso, right, in blue ink : ""front / end paper".
Inscribed on verso, left, corner in red ink: "N.E." [upside down].
Inscribed on verso, right in pencil: "front end paper / caption: ALVEY HOUSE, Architect unknown [inserted] circa 1878, - / photograph - Henri Cartier-Bresson".
On verso: 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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