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The Circus, New York

Artist André Kertész (American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985)
Date1969
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 inches (27.94 × 35.4 cm)
Mount: 11 × 14 1/16 inches (27.94 × 35.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1595
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DescriptionImage of a sleeping man with face painted to resemble a clown. He is wrapped in a blanket and sleeping on top of a wooden box. Furry slippers rest on the floor beside his bed.Exhibition History

André Kertész:  Form and Feeling. Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, MO.  Traveling exhibition from 1983-1990.

Copyright© Andre and Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation
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