André KertészAmerican, 1894–1985Heron, New York
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Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- 2014.146.5.10
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Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of André Kertész
The whole life1974
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 · Award
Legion of Honour
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.
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