
Art Institute of Chicago
Hyères, France
Henri Cartier-Bresson · 1932, printed 1930/39
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget,” December 11, 1976–February 20, 1977; traveled to the International Center of Photography, New York, April 21-May 29, 1977; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, November 4-December 18 1977; Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 13-Ferbruary 26, 1978; Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois, March 16-April 30, 1978; and Cincinnati Art Museum, November 17-December 24, 1978. (David Travis)
- Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, "A History of Photography from Chicago Collection," April 24–June 6, 1982.
- Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography,” May 7–July 30, 1989; traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, September 16–November 26, 1989; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 21, 1989–February 25, 1990.
- Berlin, Germany, Berlinishe Galerie, "Sprung in die Zeit," November 20, 1992–January 17, 1993.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Bystander: A History of Street Photography," December 10, 1994-April 16, 1995; traveled to the San Jose Museum of Art, January 16-April 4, 1999. (Colin Westerbeck)
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Hot Streaks," February 21–May 2, 2004. (David Travis)
- Paris, France, Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation "Documentary and Anti-Graphic Photography: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans and Manuel Alvarez-Bravo," September 7–December 22, 2004; traveled to Switzerland, Musee de L'Elysee, February 10–April 10, 2005.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art and Photography of Paris," September 20, 2008–January 4, 2009. (David Travis)
- NY, NY, The Museum of Modern Art, "Henri Cartier Bresson: The Modern Century," April 11-June 28, 2010: traveled to the Art Institute of Chicago, July 24-October 3, 2010; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, October 30, 2010-January 30, 2011; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, February 19-May 15, 2011. (Peter Galassi) (only exhibited in Chicago)
Literature
Published references
- Travis, David. 1976. “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget.” Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago. p. 36, cat. 36.
- Phillips, Sandra S., David Travis, and Weston J. Naef. 1985. “André Kertész: Of Paris and New York.” Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Metropolitan Museum of Art/Thames and Hudson. p. 59. fig. 2.
- Greenough, Sarah, Joel Snyder, David Travis and Colin Westerbeck. 1989. “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography.” Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art/The Art Institute of Chicago. p. 296. cat. 237.
- Wood, James N. and Teri J. Edelstein. 1997. "The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide." Publications Department of the Art Institute of Chicago. p 180.
- Wood, James N. 2000. "Treasures from The Art Institute of Chicago." Hudson Hills Press, Inc. p. 270.
- Wood, James N. 2003. "The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide - Revised Edition." Publications Department of the Art Institute of Chicago. p 180.
- Sire, Agnes and William Ewing. 2004. "Documentary and Anti-Graphic Photographs; Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans." Steidl. p. 123
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