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André Kertész
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American/Hungarian
, 1894–1985)
André Kertész
Alexander Calder, Paris, 1929, Printed 1978,
1929
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Timeline
1894
Born in Budapest, Hungary
1912
Bought his first camera while working as a clerk at the Budapest Stock Exchange
1925
Moved to Paris
1933 - 1936
Published three books of his own photographs
1936
Immigrated to United States and settled in New York
1974
Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
1985
Died in New York, NY
Exhibitions
2010
Discoveries, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
Re-Collection: Works from the collection of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
CITY VIEWS: André Kertész, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
2009 - 2010
Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography and Paris, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
2009
André Kertész: On Reading, The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK
André Kertész: In the Depths of Winter, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
2007 - 2008
André Kertész: Seven Decades, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
2007
The Polaroids, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
2005
The Early Years, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
André Kertész, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2004
André Kertész, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2003
André Kertész: The New York Period 1936 - 1985, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
1985
André Kertész: Of Paris and New York, Chicago Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Printemps, Tokyo, Japan
1982
André Kertész, Master of Photography, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
1980
Is Beauty the Making One of Opposites?-Photography, Terrain Gallery, New York, NY
1979
André Kertész, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
1978
André Kertész, The Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA
1977
André Kertész, Musée National d'Art Moderne du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
1972
Valokuvamuseon, Helsinki, Finland
1971
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
1967
All Art Is For Life & Against the War in Vietnam, Terrain Gallery, New York, NY
The Concerned Photographer, Riverside Museum, New York, NY; Tokyo, Japan
1964
André Kertész, Photographer, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1963
Modernage Photo Lab, New York, NY
André Kertész, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
1946
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1942
Image of Freedom, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1937
Photography 1839–1937, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
P M Gallery, New York, NY
Pioneers of Modern French Photography, Julien Levy Gallery, New York, NY
1936
Exposition Internationale de la Photographie Contemporaine, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
1935
Galerie de la Pléiade, Paris, France
1934
Leleu's Studio, Paris, France
Groupe Annuel des Photographes, Galerie de la Pléiade, Paris, France
Exposition de la société des artistes photographes, Studio Saint-Jacques, Paris, France
The Modern Spirit in Photography and Advertising, The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, London, UK
1933
Deuxieme Exposition Internationale de la Photographie et Cinema, Brussels, Belgium
Groupe Annuel des Photographes, Galerie de la Pléiade, Paris, France
The Modern Spirit in Photography, The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, London, UK
1932
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Internationale de la Photographie, Brussels, Belgium
Modern European Photography, Julien Levy Gallery, New York, NY
International Photographers, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
Modern Photography, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Museum Fokwang, Essen, Germany
1931
Deuxieme Groupe de Photographes, d'Art Contemporain Gallery, Paris, France
Neue Sportbauten, Graphische Lehr-und Versuchsanstaldt, Vienna, Austria
An Exhibition of Foreign Photography, The Art Center, New York, NY
1930
Das Lichtbild, Essen, Germany; Munich, Germany
Photographies d'aujourd'hui, d'Art Contemporain Gallery, Paris, France
1929
Fotografie der Gegenwart, Essen, Germany
Der Intenational Ausstellung von Film and Foto, Stuttgart, Germany
1928
III Salon International de Fotografie, Saragossa, Spain
XXIII Salon International de Fotografie, Paris, France
Premiere Salon Independant de la Photographie, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
Exposition de Photographie, Galerie L'Epoque, Brussels, Belgium
Internationale Foto-Salon, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1927
Au Sacre du Printemps Gallery, Paris, France
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Public Collections
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Amherst Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, NY
MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Literature
2010
Frizot, Michel and Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq. André Kertész. Paris: Editions, Hazan, 2010
2008
Sallenave, Daniele. André Kertész (Photofile). London: Thames & Hudson, 2008
2007
Gurbo, Robert. André Kertész: The Polaroids. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007
2005
Gossage, John, Martin Parr and Sylvia Plachy. André Kertész: Observations, Thoughts, Reflections. Chicago: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2005
Greenough, Sarah, Robert Gurbo and Sarah Kennel. André Kertész. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005
Silverstein, Bruce. André Kertész: The Early Years. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005
2000
Borhan, Pierre. André Kertész: His Life and Work. New York: Bulfinch Press, 2000
1982
Corkin, Jane. André Kertész: A Lifetime of Perception. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1982
