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  • Brassai photograph of lovers kissing in Parisian cafe, 1931

    New Orleans Museum of Art Acquires Transformative Gift of Photography from Dr. Russell Albright

    Artworks by Brassaï, Man Ray, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Bill Brandt, & Sally Mann added to collection 4 February 2021
    Dr. Russell Albright gifts significant photography collection to New Orleans Museum of Art, including artworks by Brassaï, Man Ray, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Bill Brandt, & Sally Mann.
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  • Noir & Blanc promotional poster with black and white photographs underneath text overlay

    Noir & Blanc at the Grand Palais

    Collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France 18 November 2020
    This important exhibition organized by the Grand Palais and Bibliothèque nationale de France includes works by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bill Brandt, Brassaï, Man Ray, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, and Valérie Belin, amongst others.
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  • László Moholy-Nagy negative portrait of sitting nude woman with shadow of leaves on her skin

    Photography's Last Century at The Met Fifth Avenue

    10 March - 30 November 2020, now open to the public 12 October 2020
    An exhibition of more than sixty extraordinary photographs at The Met Fifth Ave includes masterpieces by Paul Strand, Dora Maar, Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, Edward Weston, Walker Evans, and other leading artists.
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  • Brassaï Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

    Brassaï Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

    BRASSAÏ AT SFMOMA THROUGH FEBRUARY 17TH 24 January 2019
    Best known for his provocative and enigmatic images of Parisian life between the two world wars, the photographer Brassaï (born Gyula Halász) is one of...
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  • Paris by Night: Vintage Prints from the Collection of Madame Brassaï

    Paris by Night: Vintage Prints from the Collection of Madame Brassaï

    BRASSAÏ IN COOPERATIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE 13 November 2018
    Edwynn Houk Gallery, in New York City, exhibited the twenty-three photographs from the Madame Brassai collection from September 13 - October 27, 2018. These vintage...
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  • Brassaï | Paris By Night: Vintage Prints from the Collection of Madame Brassaï at Edwynn Houk

    Brassaï | Paris By Night: Vintage Prints from the Collection of Madame Brassaï at Edwynn Houk

    19 October 2018
    When an artist dies, the responsibility for the remaining artworks often falls to a spouse, a relative, or in some cases, a long time friend...
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  • Brassaï: Paris by Night Review

    Brassaï: Paris by Night Review

    Brassaï in THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY 18 October 2018
    Best known for his photographs taken during the 1930s, Brassaï took his most iconic photographs of Paris as the city transitioned between its Belle Epoque...
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  • The Photographer Who Captured 1930s Paris Nightlife

    The Photographer Who Captured 1930s Paris Nightlife

    Brassaï in New York Magazine 10 May 2018
    Few locations inspire such immediate and glamorous imagery as Paris, and one photographer is known for capturing the city’s 20th-century nightlife. The work of Brassaï,...
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  • Brassai: The ‘Eye of Paris’

    Brassai: The ‘Eye of Paris’

    Brassai in the New York Times 11 April 2018
    It’s hard to be stuck in a studio while longing to enjoy life outside. Brassaï, famed for his classic images of Paris, was neither a...
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  • 3 Photographers Who Captured the Undersides of LIfe

    3 Photographers Who Captured the Undersides of LIfe

    BRASSAÏ & DIANE ARBUS IN NPR 29 March 2018
    At the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, there's an exhibit right now which goes to darker places with a camera. The images in...
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  • Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin

    Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin

    Brassaï & Diane Arbus at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 2 March 2018
    The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), presents Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin , an exhibition that brings together the works of three of...
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