Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
- Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue, south elevation
- from the series The Galveston That Was
Date1962
Place depictedGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (20.2 × 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (24.1 × 32.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (24.1 × 32.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.219
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso, upper left corner in pencil: "32" [x'd out with red pencil], in red pencil: "40" [circled] / pp 84-85", in black ink: "22nd between H & I". Pencil: "5/5"
recto top left in pencil "40[circled]", cropping marks
recto top left in pencil "40[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".
In pencil: "7720-18".
In pencil: "7720-18".
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