Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Menard House, 1838, southeast corner of center pavilion
- from the series The Galveston That Was
Date1962
Place depictedGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (30.2 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 9 7/16 in. (32.8 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 9 7/16 in. (32.8 × 24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission
Object number65.232
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso, upper left in red pencil: "2 [circled]"; upper right in blue ink: "8 [circled]", "5 5/16 x 8 ¼ [crossed out with red ink]"; center in pencil: "Photo No. 1 / Menard House / Page 21", "78 ?", "7698-11"
recto top left in pencil "2", cropping marks
recto top left in pencil "2", 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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