
Art Institute of Chicago
Die Zigarre (The Cigar)
Oskar Nerlinger · c. 1928
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, “Foreign Exchange: Photography between Chicago, Japan, and Germany, 1920-1960,” May 4, 2024–Sep. 9, 2024.
- 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)
- Berlin, Germany, Berlinsche Galerie, "Station Der Moderne," September 25, 1988–January 6, 1989.
- Paris, France, Centre Georges Pompidou, "L'invention d'un Art," October 12, 1989–January 1, 1990.
- Zurich, Switzerland, Kunsthaus Zurich, "Photogramm," March 31–May 27, 1990.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Cameraless Wonders," June 10–November 8, 2000. (Elizabeth Siegel)
Literature
Published references
- Travis, David. 1976. “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget.” Exh. cat. p. 58, cat. 101.
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