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Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, "Brassai: The Eye of Paris," December 6, 1998–July 4, 1999; traveled to Los Angeles, J.P. Getty Museum, April 14–July 4, 1999; and Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, September 5, 1999–January 16, 2000.

Musee D' Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "L'Ecole de Paris," November 29, 2000–March 11, 2001.

AIC, "Hot Streaks," February 21–May 2, 2004. (David Travis)

AIC, “Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was,” August 13–November 6, 2005. (David Travis)



AIC, "A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today," July 11–September 20, 2009. (European Decorative Arts, East Side Regenstein Hall; Christopher Monkhouse, curator)

Publication History

Brassaï. 1976. “The Secret Paris of the 30’s.” Translated by Richard Miller. Thames & Hudson. n.p.(other print of this image)

Sayag, Alain and Annick Lionel-Marie, ed. “Brassaï: No Ordinary Eyes.” Exh. cat. Hawyard Gallery/Thames & Hudson and Bulfinch Press/Little Brown and Company. p. 21. (other print of this image)

Szarkowski, John. 1968. "Brassaï: The Museum of Modern Art, New York." Museum of Modern Art/New York Graphic Society. p. 76. (other print of this image)

Travis, David. 2005. "Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/ Yale University Press. p. 73.