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Broken Bench

Artist André Kertész (American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985)
Date1962
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (17.15 x 24.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1544
InscribedSigned and dated Signed A. Kertesz in artist's hand 1962 "A. Kertesz / 1962" Back of Print Pencil
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionGelatin silver print, Signature on back of print. Man looking at broken park bench.Exhibition History

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

André Kertész Form and Feeling. Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, February 15 – April 20, 1992, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, May 20 – July 26, 1992, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, September 3 – November 1, 1992, no. 60 cat.

André Kertész. The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 6 – May 15, 2005, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, June 12 – September 5, 2005, no. 97 cat.

Published References
Sarah Greenough and Robert Gurbo, André Kertész. Washington D.C. : National Gallery of Art, in association with Princeton University Press, 2005. Published in conjunction with André Kertész, shown at the National Gallery of Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, plate 97 (repro.).
Copyright© Andre and Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation
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