--- description: This early series by Michals is part of Wanna See My Portfolio? at Pace/Macgill this summer. The exhibition also features groundbreaking work by some of the 20th century's most significant photographers. title: Wanna See My Portfolio? at Pace/Macgill image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1f5fd3514a9e004/698798d50b72e3c5396def1d/a051.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Duane Michals visits Mr. Magritte by [Duane Michals](/author/duane-michals/) ## Duane Michals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 22, 2011 6:00 PM CUT  Rene Magritte in Bowler Hat (Multiple Exposure), 1965 Rene Magritte in Bowler Hat (Multiple Exposure), 1965Duane Michals—Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery by [Duane Michals](/author/duane-michals/) ## Duane Michals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 22, 2011 6:00 PM CUT StartFragment StartFragmentDuane Michals early portfolio of photographs entitled A Visit with Magritte are part of the exhibition Wanna See My Portfolio? at [Pace/Macgill ](http://www.pacemacgill.com/press%5Frelease.html "undefined") in New York City. The show consists of six portfolios produced by some of the most well known photographers of the 20th centuryEndFragment. “Among my pantheon of myths, Rene Magritte casts the furthest shadow of illumination,” says Duane Michals. “I was 33 and he was 65 when I visited him in Brussels. He was a contradiction, a surrealist who lived like a banker with the kaleidoscopic mind of an alchemist. He was very kind to me, giving me carte blanche to his treasures. I walked all the way back to New York from Belgium. My visit still lingers with the eyes of my portfolio.” In the ’70s when few museums or individuals were collecting photographs, most photographers struggled to support themselves. Publishing a portfolio allowed artists to sell a group of photos at one time and convey their artistic vision though a single set of images. The show offers a glimpse into the minds of their creators as they began their careers. The work is on view till Aug. 24 and also features work by Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Robert Rauschenberg and Garry Winogrand.  Rene and Georgette (Multiple Exposure), 1965 Duane Michals—Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery  Nude Painting (Interior Magritte Home), 1965 Duane Michals—Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery  Magritte and his Easel (Double Image), 1965 Duane Michals—Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery  Rene Magritte in Bowler Hat (Multiple Exposure), 1965 Duane Michals—Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery  Terrarium ( Interior Magritte's Home), 1965 Duane Michals—Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3780121/duane-michals-visits-mr-magritte/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3780121/duane-michals-visits-mr-magritte/"},"headline":"Duane Michals visits Mr. Magritte","datePublished":"2011-08-22T18:00:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:41:24.943Z","description":"This early series by Michals is part of Wanna See My Portfolio? at Pace/Macgill this summer. 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