André KertészAmerican, 1894–1985Untitled (Still Life with Glass Objects)
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2014.86
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of André Kertész
The whole life1977–1982
Honours, 1977–1982
In 1977 he receives the Mayor’s Award of Honor for Arts and Culture in New York (and again in 1981); in 1980 the Medal of the City of Paris and the first Annual Award of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers; in 1981 an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Bard College; and in 1982 the National Grand Prize of Photography in Paris and the 21st Annual George Washington Award from the American Hungarian Foundation.
1980
Arnaud Maggs’s portrait mosaic
Kertész sits for the Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs, resulting in the large-scale portrait project André Kertész, 144 Views (1980), which, according to Maggs, Kertész described as a “portrait mosaic”.
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.
1984
The Metropolitan Museum buys 100 prints
The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchases 100 of his prints, its largest acquisition of work from a living artist.
1984–1985
“I’m still hungry”
Asked at 90 why he is still taking photographs, he replies, “I’m still hungry.” His last years are spent travelling around the globe for his exhibitions, especially in Japan, and rekindling friendships with other artists, though he still feels unrecognised.
