Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Landes House, detail view

The Landes House, detail view

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos

The Landes House, detail view
The Landes House, detail view
ArtistFrench, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Landes House, detail view
  • from the series The Galveston That Was
Date1962
Place depictedGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (30.3 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (32.7 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.227
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)

Exhibited: "Victorian Galveston: An Architectural Portrait," Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX, Nov 29, 1990 - Jan 14, 1991 (LN:90.30)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso, upper left corner in pencil: "79 [circled] / p. 147", "78"; center: "7717-16"
recto top left in pencil "79", 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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