The Dancing Faun

June 1919

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Artist: André Kertész
Title: The Dancing Faun
Origin: United States
Date: 1919
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, center, in graphite: "T"; stamped verso, center, in purple ink: "ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ; inscribed verso, center, in graphite: "7979"
Dimensions: 10.2 x 15.8 cm (image/paper)
Credit Line: Wirt D. Walker Fund
Reference Number: 1984.535

Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, “Andre Kertesz 1894-1985 A Centennial Celebration,” December 3, 1994-April 9, 1995. (David Travis)
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, “The Human Form Divine: The Body as Seen by the Camera,” February 8–June 1, 2003. (Colin Westerbeck)
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, “Photographs by the Score: Personal Visions Twenty-some Years Apart,” October 7, 2006–January 14, 2007. (David Travis)
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, “A Mind at Play,” June 14–September 7, 2008. (David Travis)

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