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MSS 86-08

Photographs by André Kertész

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Dates

  • Creation: 1925-1969

Extent

  • 3 Cubic feet

Abstract

Collection of fifty black-and-white photographs capturing scenes of Paris and New York.

Acquisition Information

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

Biographical / Historical Note

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.

Use Restrictions

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