Book and Shadow, New York

1974, printed 1981 · Photograph

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Not on view at present

Where is “Book and Shadow, New York” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 12 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 2014.146.5.4

What it shows

Still life New York Shadow Book

In the catalog

Photographs Gelatin silver print Post-war art 20th century American

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder

In the life of André Kertész

The whole life

1974
Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
He is awarded Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres; the same year he receives a Guggenheim Fellowship, and his awards begin to accumulate rapidly.
1977
His wife Elizabeth dies
Elizabeth, who had created and run a successful cosmetic business for years, dies of cancer; to deal with the loss, Kertész falls back on his new network of friends, often visiting them to talk. By this time he has learned basic English and speaks what his friends call “Kertészian”, a mixture of Hungarian, English and French.
24 June 1977 – 2 October 1977
Exhibition: Documenta 6
1979
Polaroid gives him an SX-70 camera
The Polaroid Corporation gives him one of its new SX-70 cameras, which he experiments with into the 1980s.
1983
An honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art and an apartment in Paris
The Royal College of Art awards him an honorary doctorate, and in Paris the title of Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur comes together with an apartment for his future visits to the city.
1983 · Award
Legion of Honour