Chairs in the American Library

Photography and Media

1928

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: André Kertész
Title: Chairs in the American Library
Place: United States (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1928
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; verso unchecked
Dimensions: Image/paper: 21.5 × 13.3 cm (8 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Julien Levy Collection, Gift of Jean and Julien Levy
Reference Number: 1978.1076

Frizot, Michel and Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq. 2010. “Andre Kertesz.” Exh. cat. Hazan/Editions du Jeu du Paume, Paris. p. 129.

Art Institute of Chicago, “Cartier-Bresson and His Contemporaries,” February 12-March 23, 1980.
Art Institute of Chicago, “Andre Kertesz 1894-1985 A Centennial Celebration,” December 3, 1994-April 9, 1995. (David Travis)
Columbus, Ohio, Wexner Center for the Arts, “Staging Surrealism: A Succession of Collections 2,” September 20, 1997–January 4, 1998.
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, “André Kertész,” February 6–May 15, 2005; traveled to Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 12–September 5, 2005; International Center of Photography, New York, September 16–November 27, 2005.
Art Institute of Chicago, “The Other Side of Light: Shadows from the Photography Collection,” December 1, 2007–February 24, 2008. (Newell G Smith)
Paris, Jeu de Paume, “Andre Kertesz,” September 28, 2010-February 6, 2011; traveled to the Fotomuseum Wintherthur, February 25-March 22, 2011; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, June 11-September 11, 2011; Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, September 30-December 31, 2011.

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.