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The Manfred Heiting Collection
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On view through January 11, 2004 at the Caroline Wiess Law Building
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![3.8.94 [Druckmaschine]](http://www.mfah.org/images/art/art743.jpg)
Gerhard Richter, 3.8.94 [Druckmaschine], 1994, 2002.1966
The MFAH, gift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
© Gerhard Richter
The acquisition of the world-renowned Manfred Heiting Collection brings the MFAH photography holdings to an impressive total of nearly 20,000 prints.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, acquired The Manfred Heiting Collection, one of the finest photography collections in the world, in 2002. This encyclopedic collection provides an unparalleled visual record of the people, places, and events that defined the Western world, beginning with the invention of photography in 1839.
Manfred Heiting assembled approximately 4,000 photographs of exceptional quality over the past 30 years. The Amsterdam-based collector, named one of America´s top 100 art collectors by Art & Antiques magazine last year, set out to obtain the finest examples available of every major photographer´s work. Because he often had direct contact with many of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, the Heiting Collection would be impossible to replicate today.
Exhibitions of Highlights of the Collection
On view May 17 - August 10: Contemporary Photography from The Manfred Heiting Collection
Opening August 23 - December 28, 2003: American Vision: Photographers from the East, Selections from The Manfred Heiting Collection Given by The Brown Foundation, Inc., for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Opening August 23 - February 1, 2004: American Vision: Photographers from the West, Selections from The Manfred Heiting Collection Given by The Brown Foundation, Inc., for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The cost of acquiring this vast collection is being offset by the generosity of many donors.
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