The International Center of Photography opened its first exhibitions on November 16, 1974. Three presentations were organized at ICP’s first home on 5th Avenue at 94th Street: Apropos USSR (1954–1973): Henri Cartier-Bresson, Classics of Documentary Photography, and The Eye of the Beholder featuring contemporary color photography.
These inaugural exhibitions exemplified Cornell Capa’s interest in a range of documentary modes and particularly what he called “Concerned Photography” as seen in the work of Cartier-Bresson and others.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French, 1908-2004
Fortress of Peter and Paul, Leningrad. 1973
Gift of Henri Cartier-Bresson, in memory of Robert Capa and David Seymour, 1994
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Below, a dye transfer color print by Pete Turner from The Eye of the Beholder, presented concurrently with the Cartier-Bresson exhibition, November 16, 1974 through March 10, 1975
Pete Turner, American, b. 1934
Truck Stop- Utah, 1974
Dye transfer print
Gift of Pete Turner, 1987
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