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Henri Cartier-Bresson Biographie
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1908 |
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Born in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne
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1927 - 1928 |
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Studied painting under Cubist painter and sculptor André Lhote at the Lhote Academy in Paris, France
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1931 |
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Spent one year in the Ivory Coast, where he took his first photographs
Traveled throughout Europe with Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues and Leonor Fini
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1932 |
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Studied Cinematography with Paul Strand, New York, NY
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1932 |
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Discovered the Leica, his camera of choice thereafter
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1936 - 1939 |
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Worked as a production assistant for Jean Renoir in Paris, France
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1940 |
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Captured by the Nazis while fighting in the French Army
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1943 |
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Escaped from prison on his third attempt and subsequently joined an underground organization to assist prisoners and escapees
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1943 |
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Began taking portraits of artists and writers for Editions Braun, including Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque and Camille Claudel
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1944 - 1945 |
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Joined a group of professional photographers in order to document the liberation of Paris
Finished Le Retour (The Return) a documentary film about returning captives and deportees
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1947 |
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Founded Magnum Photos with Robert Capa, George Rodger, David 'Chim' Seymour and William Vandivert
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1948 |
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Overseas Press Club of America Award
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1954 |
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Overseas Press Club of America Award
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1959 |
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Prix de la Société Française de Photographie
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1960 |
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Overseas Press Club of America Award
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1964 |
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Overseas Press Club of America Award
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1975 |
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie
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1981 |
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Awarded the Grand Prix National from the French Ministry of Culture
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1986 |
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Granted the Novecento Award by Jorge Luis Borges in Palermo, Italy
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1988 |
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY established the Henri Cartier-Bresson Prize
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2003 |
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The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation opened in Paris, France
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2004 |
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He died at his home in Provence on 3 August
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| Expositions sélectionnées |
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2009
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Musée de l'Art Moderne, Paris, France
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2008
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Early Works, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim, Germany (solo)
National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, India
Santa Catalina Castle, Cadiz, Spain
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2007
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Henri Cartier-Bresson's Scrapbook: Photographs, 1932-46, International Center of Photography, New York, NY (solo)
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2006
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Di chi si tratta Forma, Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2003 - 2005
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Retrospective, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany
Museum of Modern Art, Rome, Italy
Museum of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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2004
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Baukunst Galerie, Cologne, Germany
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany
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1998 - 1999
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Photographien und Zeichnungen, Baukunst Galerie, Cologne, Germany
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1998
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Tete à Tete, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY
Line by Line, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany
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1997
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Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Canada
Henri Cartier-Bresson: 1974-1997, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, France (solo)
De Européenne, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
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1996
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Pen brush and Cameras, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN (solo)
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1995
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Dessins e Hommage à Henri Cartier-Bresson, Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain Valence, Montbeliard, France (solo)
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1994
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Dessins e première photos, La Caridad, Barcelona, Spain
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1993
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Photo Dessin, Arles, France
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1992
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Musée de Noyers-sur-Serein, France
Palazzo San Vitale, Parma, Italy
Centro de Exposiciones, Saragossa and Logrono, Spain
L’Amérique, FNAC, Paris, France
Hommage à Henri Cartier-Bresson, International Center of Photography, New York, NY (solo)
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1991
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Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
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1990
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Galerie Arnold Herstand, New York, NY
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1989
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Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany
Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland
Printemps Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Chapelle de l’École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
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1988
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Palais Lichtenstein, Vienna, Austria
Salzburger Landessammlung, Vienna, Austria
Institute français, Athens, Greece
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1987
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Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
Henri-Cartier Bresson: Early Photographs, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1986
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L’Institute français de Stockholm, Sweeden
Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Pavillon d’Arte contemporanea, Milan, Italy
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1985
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Henri Cartier-Bresson in India, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (solo)
Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, Mexico
Paris à vue d’oil, Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France
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1984
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Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan
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1983
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Printemps Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
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1982
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Hommage a Henri Cartier-Bresson, Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, France (solo)
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1981
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Retrospective, Musée d’Art de la Ville, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (solo)
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1980
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Portraits, Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva, Switzerland
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1975
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Carlton Gallery, New York, NY
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
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1964
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Philipps Collection, Washington, D.C.
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1963
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Photokina, Cologne, Germany
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1956
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Photokina, Cologne, Germany
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1955
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Retrospective, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France (solo)
First exhibition in France at the Pavillon de Marsan, Lourve Museum, Paris, France (solo)
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1952
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Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
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1947
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Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1934
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Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico (with Manuel Alvarez Bravo)
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1933
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Julien Levy Gallery, New York, NY
Cercle Atheneo, Madrid, Spain
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Stockholm Modern Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
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Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
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Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
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Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
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Kahitsukan Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyoto, Japan
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Museum of Modern Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
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| Littérature |
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2006
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Scrapbook, Steidl, Germany
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2006
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Portraits par Henri Cartier-Bresson, Thames & Hudson, France; (The portraits of Henri Cartier-Bresson) Thames & Hudson, UK
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2003
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De qui s'agit-il ?, Gallimard/Bibliothèque Nationale de France; (The Man, the Image and the World) Thames & Hudson, UK; (Di chi si tratta ?) Contrasto, Italy
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2001
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Orsenna, Erik and Gerard Mace. Cartier-Bresson: Landscapes. London: Thames and Hudson, 2001
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2000
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Cartier-Bresson. Cartier-Bresson: Towards another fire. Paris: Nautilus, 2000
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1998
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Groumbursch, Ernst H. Cartier-Bresson: Portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, 1998
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1994
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Fuentes, Carlos. Cartier-Bresson: Mexican Notebooks. London: Thames and Hudson, 1994
Feyder, Vera and Andre Pieryre de Mandi Argles. Cartier-Bresson: Paris. London: Thames and Hudson, 1994
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1991
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Mora, Giles. Cartier-Bresson: America. New York: Bulfinch, 1991
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1987
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Clair, Jean. Cartier-Bresson: The Europeans. London: Thames and Hudson, 1987
Statyajit, Ray and Yves Vwquad. Cartier-Bresson: In India. London: Thames and Hudson, 1987
Galossi, Peter. Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1987
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1954
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de Zoete Delpire, Béryl and Artaud Antonin. Les Danses à Bali. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952
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1952
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Cartier-Bresson. The Decisive Moment. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952
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1947
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Kirstein, Licoln. The Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1947 (catalogue)
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