Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
- Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue, west elevation
- from the series The Galveston That Was
Date1962
Place depictedGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 × 7 15/16 in. (30.5 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (32.2 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (32.2 × 24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.220
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
"Life Is Once, Forever: Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographs," The Menil Collection, Houston, March 11–July 24, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso, upper left corner in pencil: "31" [crossed out with red pencil], "74", in red pencil: "39 [circled] / p. 86", center in pencil: "7699-27"
recto top left corner in pencil "39", cropping marks
recto top left corner in pencil "39", 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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