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Henri Cartier-Bresson
French
1908–2004
About the Artist
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George Hoyningen-Huene. Henri Cartier-Bresson. 1935. Gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 × 7 11/16" (24.6 × 19.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Abbott-Levy Collection funds, by exchange (MoMA 1707.2001). © The Hoyningen-Huene Estate
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs New York Paris
- Schools Levy Gallery, 1931–49
- Exhibitions Exposition de l'AEAR, 1935
- Publications Vogue, 1892–1949 Photography, 1839–1937, 1937
Artist Chronology
| August 22, 1908 |
Born
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Chanteloup |
| 1927–28 |
Studies painting with André Lhote
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Paris |
| 1928–29 |
Studies English, art, and literature at the University of Cambridge
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Cambridge |
| 1930 |
Mandatory service in the French army
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Paris |
| 1931–32 |
Lives in Ivory Coast, where he starts photographing
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Côte d'Ivoire |
| Early 1930s |
Shares a studio with Robert Capa and Chim (David Seymour)
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Paris |
| September 25–October 16, 1933 |
First solo exhibition, Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson: Anti-Graphic Photography, at the Julien Levy Gallery
Participant: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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New York |
| 1934–35 |
Spends a year in Mexico with an ethnographic expedition
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Mexico |
| 1934 |
Manuel Álvarez Bravo and Henri Cartier-Bresson meet
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Mexico City |
| March 11–20, 1935 |
Exposición fotografías: Cartier Bresson, Alvarez Bravo at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
Participant: Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Mexico City |
| April 23–May 7, 1935 |
Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Manuel Alvarez Bravo at the Julien Levy Gallery
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New York |
| June 1935 |
Exposition de l'AEAR–Documents de la vie sociale at Galerie de la Pléiade
Organizer: Jean Painlevé
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Paris |
| 1936 |
Begins making documentary films
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Paris |
| 1936–39 |
Lives in Paris
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Paris |
| 1937 |
Publishes photojournalist work in Regards
Contributor: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Paris |
| March 17–April 18, 1937 |
Photography: 1839–1937, organized by Beaumont Newhall, at The Museum of Modern Art
Participant: Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Anton Bruehl, Francis Bruguière, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Walker Evans, Florence Henri, André Kertész, George Platt Lynes, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Martin Munkácsi, Roger Parry, George H. Seeley, Peter Sekaer, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Maurice Tabard, Edward Weston, Jacques-André Boiffard, Robert Demachy
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New York |
| September 1939–June 1940 |
Serves in the French army as a corporal in the Film and Photography departments
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France |
| June 1940–February 1943 |
Taken prisoner by the Germans; escapes on his first attempt
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France |
| December 31, 1940–January 12, 1941 |
Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Aesthetics at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| 1943–46 |
Lives in Paris
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Paris |
| June 20, 1945–June 23, 1946 |
The Museum Collection of Photographs at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| 1946–47 |
Lives in America for over a year while working on his retrospective exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| 1947 |
Cofounds the cooperative agency Magnum Photos with Robert Capa, Chim (David Seymour), and George Rodger
Contributor: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Paris |
| February 5–April 6, 1947 |
The Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson at The Museum of Modern Art
The exhibition was intended as a posthumous salute when Cartier-Bresson was belived to have died in the war.
Participant: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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New York |
| April 6–July 11, 1948 |
In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| July 27–September 26, 1948 |
50 Photographs by 50 Photographers at The Museum of Modern Art
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New York |
| August 3, 2004 |
Dies
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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
