Smoke Stacks at Night

Photography and Media

1927/28

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: André Kertész
Title: Smoke Stacks at Night
Origin: United States
Date: Made 1927–1928
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; verso unchecked
Dimensions: 15.6 × 18.2 cm (image/paper); 45 × 35.5 cm (mount)
Credit Line: Julien Levy Collection, Gift of Jean and Julien Levy
Reference Number: 1978.1079

Phillips, Sandra S., David Travis, and Weston J. Naef. 1985. “André Kertész: Of Paris and New York.” Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Metropolitan Museum of Art/Thames and Hudson. p. 148, cat. 56.

Art Institute of Chicago, “André Kertész: Of Paris and New York,” May 10-July 14, 1985; traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, December 19, 1985-February 23, 1986. (David Travis, Sandra S Phillips, Weston J. Naef)
Art Institute of Chicago, “Andre Kertesz 1894-1985 A Centennial Celebration,” December 3, 1994-April 9, 1995. (David Travis)
Art Institute of Chicago, “Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art and Photography of Paris,” September 20, 2008–January 4, 2009. (David Travis)

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