Tête à Tête: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson
19 January - 11 March 2001
Gallery 22
Admission: $8 Adult
$6 Members
$7 Concession
$4 Children
$20 Family


This is the first major retrospective of photo-portraits by one of the 20th century's most admired and influential photographers, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Renowned for creating psychologically penetrating works, Cartier-Bresson’s portraits are taken 'tête à tête', or face to face, and are characterised by their unposed immediacy. Encompassing 60 years of work, Tête à Tête: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson includes 120 perceptive portraits of many of the 20th century’s most important intellectual, artistic, religious and political figures.

Organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London and Magnum Photos, London, with the Australian tour managed by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

Associated events, tours, talks and activities
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Education Pack
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Catalogue and Merchandise
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Associated Events

Modern Australian Women Symposium
Saturday 17 February 2001
This one day symposium will feature stimulating, knowledgeable and entertaining presentations b.

Private Viewing
Tuesday 5 December at 6.15 pm in Gallery 23
Goss with the Boss
Find out more about the lives, loves, friendships and intrigues of the artists who feature in the exhibition Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945 with an exclusive tour conducted by Gallery Director, Ron Radford. Tickets $15 Bookings: telephone 8207 7050

Films
Saturday 9 December, 1.00 - 4.00 pm, Auditorium. Admission Free
Women Artists of Australia: five films by Scott Hicks
Five short films will be screened with an introduction by Andrew Zielinski, former Director , South Australian Film & Video Library and film consultant

Talks
Tuesday 9 January at 12.45 pm in the exhibition. Admission charges apply.
Alisa Bunbury, Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs speaks about Adelaide Perry, The Bridge, October 1929, 1930

Tuesday 23 January at 12.45 pm in the exhibition. Admission charges apply.
Sarah Thomas, Curator of Australian Art, speaks about Grace Cossington Smith, The Lacquer Room, c.1935

Tours
Sundays and Wednesdays at 1.00 pm for the duration of the exhibition.
Meet the Guide at the entrance to the exhibition. Tours are free, admission charges apply.

Auslan Tour
Sunday 10 December at 2.00 pm and Wednesday 7 February 2001 at 12 noon.
Bookings essential. Telephone: 8207 7005. Tours are free, admission charges apply.

School Holiday Art & Craft Workshops
Sunday 21 January - Thursday 25 January in the Auditorium
Daily sessions at 11.00 am, 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm. $6 per child per session.
Bookings recommended. Telephone 8207 7005

To see what other events and activities are on at the Gallery,
click here to go to the Calendar of Events

Catalogue
An beautiful catalogue is available from the Gallery Bookshop.
The paperback version is priced at $40.00 and the hard cover at $104.50.
For more information about the Gallery Bookshop, click here.

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