Art Institute of Chicago

Chez Mondrian

André Kertész · 1926

Exhibitions

Exhibition history

Art Institute of Chicago, “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget,” December 11, 1976–February 20, 1977; traveled to the International Center of Photography, New York, April 21-May 29, 1977; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, November 4-December 18 1977; Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 13-Ferbruary 26, 1978; Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois, March 16-April 30, 1978; and Cincinnati Art Museum, November 17-December 24, 1978. (David Travis)
Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, "A History of Photography from Chicago Collection," April 24–June 6, 1982.
Art Institute of Chicago, “André Kertész: Of Paris and New York,” May 10-July 14, 1985; traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, December 19, 1985-February 23, 1986. (David Travis, Sandra S Phillips, Weston J. Naef)
Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography,” May 7–July 30, 1989; traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, September 16–November 26, 1989; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 21, 1989–February 25, 1990.
Art Institute of Chicago, "Andre Kertesz 1894-1985 A Centennial Celebration," December 3, 1994-April 9, 1995. (David Travis)
Columbus, Ohio, Wexner Center for the Arts, "Staging Surrealism: A Succession of Collections 2," September 20, 1997–January 4, 1998.
New York, New York, The Equitable Gallery, "Julien Levy: Portrait of an Art Gallery," August 13–October 31, 1998.
Art Institute of Chicago, "Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was," August 13–November 6, 2005. (David Travis)
Paris, France, Maison Européene de la Photographie, "The Odyssey of an Icon: The Photographs by André Kertész," October 31, 2006–January 7, 2007.
Art Institute of Chicago, "Photography on Display: Modern Treasures," May 9–September 13, 2009.
Art Institute of Chicago, "When Collecting Was New: Photographs from the Robert A. Taub Collection," December 15, 2012–May 12, 2013. (Michal Raz-Russo)

Literature

Published references

Morgan, Willard D., ed. 1942-1943. “The Complete Photographer: A Complete Guide to Amateur and Professional Photography.” Vol. 5. National Educational Alliance. p. 1584.
Travis, David. 1976. “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget.” Exh. cat. p. 6, cat. 58.
Phillips, Sandra S., David Travis, and Weston J. Naef. 1985. “André Kertész: Of Paris and New York.” Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Metropolitan Museum of Art/Thames and Hudson. p. 136, cat. 22.
Greenough, Sarah, Joel Snyder, David Travis and Colin Westerbeck. 1989. “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography.” Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art/The Art Institute of Chicago. p. 298, cat. 240.
De Salvo, Donna. 1997. "Staging Surrealism: A Succession of Collections 2." Exh. cat. Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University. p. 49.
Travis, David. 2005. "Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press. p. 46.

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