Disappearing Act

Photography and Media

August 29, 1955

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: André Kertész
Title: Disappearing Act
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 1955
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 24.7 × 19.8 cm (9 3/4 × 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Jill Quasha
Reference Number: 1986.1147

Art Institute of Chicago, “Andre Kertesz 1894-1985 A Centennial Celebration,” December 3, 1994–April 9, 1995. (David Travis)
Art Institute of Chicago, “Pieced Together: Photomontage from the Collection,” May 22–September 19, 2004. (Elizabeth Siegel)
Art Institute of Chicago, “Photographs by the Score: Personal Visions Twenty-some Years Apart,” October 7, 2006–January 14, 2007. (David Travis)
Art Institute of Chicago, “A Mind at Play,” June 14–September 7, 2008. (David Travis)

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