Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
The Wall of La Santé Prison

The Wall of La Santé Prison

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The Wall of La Santé Prison
The Wall of La Santé Prison
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Wall of La Santé Prison
Date1932, printed later
Place depictedParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 1/2 × 9 in. (31.8 × 22.9 cm)
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 15/16 in. (37.1 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by John Hansen Investment Builder in Honor of William C. Agee
Object number83.61
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by MFAH, 1983.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited Photographic Masterworks: Recent Acquisitions from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Glassell School January 23 - March 4, 1990

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