Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Willis-Moody House, detail of lion's head at front entry

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Artist Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004

CultureFrench

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The Willis-Moody House, detail of lion's head at front entry
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 9/16 in. (32.3 × 24.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum commission

Object number65.260

Not on view

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Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: " The Galveston That Was," Centre on the Strand, Galveston, TX, Sep 21 - Dec 15 1971 (LN:71.10)

Exhibited: Exhibited: The Galveston Historical Society, Galveston TX, Apr 26 - 29 1973 (LN:73.15)

Exhibited: "Victorian Galveston: An Architectural Portrait," Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX, Nov 29, 1990 - Jan 14, 1991 (LN:90.30)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso, upper left corner in pencil: "39" in red pencil: "112A [circled] / 113 follows"in green pencil: "p. 195"; center in pencil: "7702-8"lower in pencil"67 ½"
recto top left "112A", right margin cropping marks

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