1908

Born: August 22nd in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne.

He attends the Lycee Condorcet without diploma.

1927 - 1928

Studies painting with Andre Lhote.

1932

Acquired a Leica camera.

1935

Studied cinematography in New York City with Paul Strand.

1936 - 1939

Works as a production assistant for Jean Renoir.

1940

Captured by the Nazis while fighting in the French Army.

1943

Escaped from prison.

1944 - 1945

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'.

1947

Founds the agency 'Magnum Photos‘ with Robert Capa, David Seymour and Georges Roger.

1969

Produces two documentary films for CBS News, U.S.A.

1981

Awarded the 'Grand Prix National de la photographie' from the French Ministry of Culture.

1986

Granted the 'Novecento Award' by Jorge Luis Borges in Palermo, Italy.

1988

The Museum of Modern Art New York establishes the 'Henri Cartier-Bresson Prize“.

2003

Opening of the 'Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson“ in Paris, France.

2004

Died: August 3rd in Cereste, France.

Exhibitions (Selected)
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2008

Henri Cartier-Bresson - Early Works, Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim.

2007

Henri Cartier-Bresson's Scrapbook: Photographs, 1932-46, ICP - International Center of Photography, New York City, NY.

2006

Henri Cartier-Bresson - Di chi si tratta?, Forma - Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Milan.

2003 - 2005

Retrospective, Bibliotheque 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.

2004

Museum Ludwig, Cologne.

Baukunst Galerie, Cologne.

Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin.

1998 - 1999

Photographien und Zeichnungen - Baukunst Galerie, Cologne, Germany.

1998

Tete a Tete - National Portrait Gallery, London, U.K.

Galerie Lohrl, Monchengladbach, Germany.

Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany.

1997

Musee des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Canada Henri Cartier-Bresson, dessins 1974-1997 - Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, France.

De Europeenne - Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris, France.

1996

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Pen brush and Cameras - The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, U.S.A.

1995

Dessins e Hommage a Henri Cartier-Bresson - CRAG Centre Regional d'Art Contemporain Valence, Drome, France.

1994

Dessins e premiere photos - La Caridad, Barcelona, Spain.

1993

Photo Dessin - Dessin Photo, Arles, France.

1992

Musee de Noyers-sur-Serein, France.

Palazzo San Vitale, Parma, Italy.

Centro de Exposiciones, Saragossa and Logrono, Spain.

1992

L'Amerique - FNAC, Paris, France.

Hommage a Henri Cartier-Bresson - International Center of Photography, New York, U.S.A.

1991

Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan (drawings and photographs).

1990

Galerie Arnold Herstand, New York, U.S.A.

1989

Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany (drawings and photography).

Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland (drawings and photographs).

Printemps Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.

Chapelle de l'ecole des Beaux-Arts , Paris, France.

1988

Palais Lichtenstein, Vienna, Austria.

Salzburger Landessammlung, Austria.

Institute francais, Athen, Greece.

1987

Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, U.K. (drawings and photography).

The Museum of Modern Art, New York organises an exhibition of his 'Early Works'.

Early Photographs - Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.

1986

L'Institute francais de Stockholm.

Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.

Pavillon d'Arte contemporanea, Milan, Italy.

1985

Henri Cartier.Bresson en Inde - Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France.

Musee d'Arte moderno de Maxico, Mexico.

1984 - 1985

Paris a vue d'oil - Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France.

1984

Osaka University of Arts, Japan.

1983

Printemps Ginza - Tokyo, Japan.

1982

Hommage a Henri Cartier-Bresson - Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France.

1981

Retrospective - Musee d'Art de la Ville en France.

Musee d'Art moderne de la Villa de Paris, France.

1980

Portraits - Galerie Eric Franck, Geneve, Switzerland.

1975

Carlton Gallery, New York, U.S.A.(First exhibition of drawings).

Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland.

1974

Exhibition about the USSR, International Center of Photography, New York, U.S.A.

1970

En France - Grande Palais, Paris. Later in the U.S.A., UdSSR, Australia and Japan.

1969

Works on exhibition 'On France'. Grand Palais, Paris.

1965 - 1967

2nd retrospective, Tokyo, Japan, Musee des Arts decoratifs, Paris, France, New York, U.S.A., London, U.K., Amsterdam, Netherlands, Rome, Italy, Zurich, Switzerland, Cologne, Germany and other cities.

1964

Philipps Collection, Washington.

1963

Photokina, Cologne, Germany.

1956

Photokina, Cologne, Germany.

1955

Retrospektive - Musee des Arts decoratifs, Paris, France (First exhibition in France in the 'Pavillon de Marsan de Louvre', which tours through the whole world.)

1952

Institute of Contemporary Art, London, U.K.

1947

Museum of Modern Art New York, U.S.A.

1934

Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico (with Manuel Alvarez Bravo).

1933

Julien Levy Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

Cercle Atheneo, Madrid, Spain.