Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Austin House, 1868-71

The Austin House, 1868-71

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos

The Austin House, 1868-71
The Austin House, 1868-71
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Austin House, 1868-71
  • from the series The Galveston That Was
Date1962
Place depictedGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (30.3 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (32.2 × 24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.215
Not on view

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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)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso, upper left corner in pencil: "23" [x'd out with red pencil].
Inscribed on verso, upper left corner in red pencil: "36 [circled] / p 77".
Inscribed on verso, upper right in pencil: ""78".
Inscribed on verso, upper right in pencil: "7718-1".
Inscribed on verso, center, in red pencil: "11 ¼" [with a line on either side going up and down demonstrating height].
recto top left corner in pencil "36[circled]", cropping marks

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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