Henri cartier bresson

Henri Cartier Bresson

By tbrown123

  • born

    Born first of 5 children

  • got an interest in art

    influesnced by his fatger, uncle, and grandfather, he loved art and literature

  • dopped out of highschool

  • studied painting

    Henri painted under Andre Lhote

  • traveled to ivory coast

    he was looking for an adventure

  • discovers photography

    wanted to study it

  • buys his first camera

    bought his first Leica camera. one of the first people to own a 35mm lens

  • first exhibition

    first exhibition goes up in Julien Levy Gallery, New York

  • travels to the USA

    makes a film withpaul strand

  • directs documentaries

    directed 2 documentaries 1. return to life 2. life in world war 2

  • joins the war

    joins the war as photographer. he got captured by the germans june 3rd. he tired to escape 3 times. all failed. he tired a 4th time and successfully escapes.

  • directs another documenary

    directs "Le Retour", about reparation of prisioners of world war 2 and detainseer.

  • his first bopok was published

  • the first photographer allowed in the USSR

  • started focusing on drawing

  • stopped working with magnum photos

  • first drawing exhibition

    first drawing exhibition goes up at the carlton gallory in New York

  • plans to set up a Henri Cartier Bresson foundation

  • dies

    dies peacefully i his sleep on augest 3rd 2004. age; 95

  • the Henri Cartier Bresson foundationb is reconized

    in france