HIGHLIGHTS
MUSEUM DISTRICT
HIGHLIGHTS
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Helen Levitt : In the Street 1001 Bissonnet | 713.639.7300 | www . mfah . org
THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE Bill of Rights : Amending America 5555 Hermann Park Dr . | 713.639.4629 www . hmns . org
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON Hélène Berr , A Stolen Life 5401 Caroline St . | 713.942.8000 | www . hmh . org
This is an exhibition featuring more than forty works by the renowned photographer Helen Levitt . Recording the theater of New York City streets , the exhibition includes black-and-white and color photographs spanning the artist ’ s career from the late 1930s to the mid-1980s as well as a short film by Levitt from the 1940s . Helen Levitt : In the Street will be on view until January 2 , 2017 .
This exhibit commemorates the 225th anniversary of the ratification of this revolutionary document , spotlighting one of the most remarkable periods in American history , exploring the origins of the first 10 amendments to the U . S . Constitution ( known as the Bill of Rights ) and illustrating how each amendment protects U . S . citizens . Featuring replicated documents , reproduction artifacts and interactives from the National Archives , visitors connect directly with the people , places and events that mark this historic document ’ s evolution .
From the personal journal written by Hélène Berr , this exhibit tells the story of a young Jewish French woman , whose bright future was cut short by the Vichy Government ’ s laws and the Nazi extermination plan . The narrative follows her steps through Paris under German Occupation , observing her daily experiences of the unbearable , oscillating between hope and despair , until her arrest and deportation to Auschwitz in 1944 . She died in Bergen Belsen days before the liberation of the camp in 1945 .
Helen Levitt , New York , 1939 , gelatin silver print , Telfair Museum of Art , Savannah , Georgia , gift of Dr . and Mrs . Robert O . Levitt .
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Hélène Berr ’ s official portrait , 1942 © Mémorial de la Shoah – Coll . Mariette Job
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