
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Roger Parry · c. 1929
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)
- Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery, "L'Amour Fou: Photography and Surrealism," September 14, 1985–November 17, 1985; traveled to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, December 13, 1985–February, 1986; Paris, France, Centre Georges Pompidou, April 15–June 16, 1985; London, England, Hayward Gallery, July 10–October 3, 1986.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "The Reckless Moment," September 17-November 27, 1994. (Hart)
- Paris, France, l'Hôtel de Sully à Paris, "Roger Parry: le météore fabuleux," January 19-March 10, 1996.
- Columbus, Ohio, Wexner Center for the Arts, "Staging Surrealism: A Succession of Collections 2," September 20, 1997–January 4, 1998.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was," August 13–November 6, 2005. (David Travis)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, "The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art," May 28–September 25, 2011.
Literature
Published references
- Krauss, Rosalind and Jane Livingston. 1985. "L'Amour Fou: Photography and Surrealism." Exh. cat. Cross River Press, Ltd. p. 226, fig. 216.
- De Salvo, Donna. 1997. "Staging Surrealism: A Succession of Collections 2." Exh. cat. Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University. p. 6
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