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Henri Cartier-Bresson Biography
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1908 |
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Born: August 22nd in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne
He attends the Lycée Condorcet without diploma
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1927 - 1928 |
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Studies painting with André Lhote
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1936 - 1939 |
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Works as a production assistant for Jean Renoir.
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1944 - 1945 |
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Portraits artists and writers, p.e. Matisse, Bonnard, Braque, Claudel. Joins a group of professional photographers in order to document the liberation of Paris. Finishes the documentary film about returning captives and deportees „Le retour“
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1947 |
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Founds the agency 'Magnum Photos‘ with Robert Capa, David Seymour and Georges Roger
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1969 |
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Produces two documentary films for CBS News, U.S.A.
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1981 |
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Awarded the "Grand Prix National de la photographie" 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 establishes the "Henri Cartier-Bresson Prize“.
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2003 |
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Opening of the "Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson“ in Paris, France.
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2004 |
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Died: August 3rd in Cereste, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Henri Cartier-Bresson - Early Works, Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
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2007
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Henri Cartier-Bresson's Scrapbook: Photographs, 1932-46, ICP - International Center of Photography, New York City, NY
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2006
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Henri Cartier-Bresson - Di chi si tratta?, Forma - Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Milan
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2003 - 2005
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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, U.K.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
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2004
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne
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2004
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Baukunst Galerie, Cologne
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2004
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Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
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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, U.K.
Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Howard Greenberggh Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
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1998
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Line by Line – Royal College of Art, London, U.K.
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, dessins
1974-1997 – Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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1997
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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, U.S.A.
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1995
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Dessins e Hommage à Henri Cartier-Bresson – CRAG Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain Valence, Drome, France
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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 – Dessin Photo, 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
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1992
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L’Amérique – FNAC, Paris, France
Hommage à Henri Cartier-Bresson – International Center of Photography, New York, U.S.A.
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1991
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Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan (drawings and photographs)
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1990
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Galerie Arnold Herstand, New York, U.S.A.
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1989
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Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany (drawings and photography)
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1989
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Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland (drawings and photographs)
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, Austria
Institute français, Athen, Greece
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1987
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Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, U.K. (drawings and photography)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York organises an exhibition of his "Early Works“.
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1987
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Early Photographs – Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
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1986
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L’Institute français de Stockholm
Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Pavillon d’Arte contemporanea, Milan, Italy
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1985
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Henri Cartier.Bresson en Inde – Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
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1985
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Musée d’Arte moderno de Maxico, Mexico
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1984 - 1985
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Paris à vue d’oil – Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France
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1984
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Osaka University of Arts, 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, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
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1981
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Retrospective – Musée d’Art de la Ville en France
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1981
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Musée d’Art moderne de la Villa de Paris, France
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1980
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Portraits – Galerie Eric Franck, Geneve, Switzerland
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1975
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Carlton Gallery, New York, U.S.A.(First exhibition of drawings)
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
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1974
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Exhibition about the USSR, International Center of Photography, New York, U.S.A.
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1970
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En France – Grande Palais, Paris. Later in the U.S.A., UdSSR, Australia and Japan
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1969
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Works on exhibition "On France". Grand Palais, Paris
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1965 - 1967
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2nd retrospective, Tokyo, Japan, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France, New York, U.S.A., London, U.K., Amsterdam, Netherlands, Rome, Italy, Zurich, Switzerland, Cologne, Germany and other cities.
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1964
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Philipps Collection, Washington
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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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Retrospektive – Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France (First exhibition in France in the 'Pavillon de Marsan de Louvre‘, which tours through the whole world.)
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1952
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Institute of Contemporary Art, London, U.K.
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1947
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Museum of Modern Art New York, U.S.A.
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1934
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Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico (with Manuel Alvarez Bravo)
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1933
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Julien Levy Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Cercle Atheneo, Madrid, Spain
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| Literature |
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1932
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Charles Pegnot publishes his works in "Arts et Métiers Graphiques‘.
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| Links to further information |
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