Photographs by André KertészMSS.86.8

Photographs by André KertészMSS.86.8


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Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections
Identification
MSS.86.8
Title
Photographs by André Kertész 1925-1969
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/130968
Quantity
3 Cubic Feet
Creator
Kertész, André, 1894-1985
Language
English .
Abstract
Collection of fifty black-and-white photographs capturing scenes of Paris and New York.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for all images owned by The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated by an anonymous alumnus of the University of Virginia School of Law in 1985.


Biographical / Historical

In 1985, an anonymous alumnus of the University of Virginia School of Law donated to the Law Library Special Collections a set of fifty black-and-white photographs by André Kertész. Kertész, one of the most celebrated photographers of the twentieth century, produced over seventy years of arresting, exceptionally crafted, often amusing images that reflect the artist's unending curiosity about life.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Photography, Artistic

Container List

Photographs [35007008640496] MSS 86-8, Box 1
prints 1 - 17
1925-1969
Photographs [35007008640504] MSS 86-8, Box 2
prints 18 - 34
1925-1969
Photographs [35007008640512] MSS 86-8, Box 3
prints 35 - 50
1925-1969