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André Kertész Street Photogrphy. TABLEAU PHOTOGRAPHER. Biography. Changed his name from Andor to Andr é Born on July 2,1894 in Budapest, Hungary Religion: Jweish Died in 1985 in New York Education: Academy of Commerce (graduated in 1912)
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André Kertész Street Photogrphy • TABLEAU PHOTOGRAPHER
Biography • Changed his name from Andor to André • Born on July 2,1894 in Budapest, Hungary • Religion: Jweish • Died in 1985 in New York • Education: Academy of Commerce (graduated in 1912) • He emigrated to Paris in 1925 & worked as a freelance photographer • Retired from commercial work in 1962
Childhood • Had two brothers • Father died of tuberculosis in 1908 • Grew up on his uncles countryside where he realized he had artistic abilities
Career • Started as a clerk in 1912 • In 1914 he left the clerk job and began his photography career • During World War I he enlisted in the Hungarian army, took photographs and sold them to magazines • 1917: Photographs were first published • He began to work as a clerk and took photographs for fun • He joined Conde Nast publications in 1949 • Retired in 1962- he continued to take photographs an hold exhibitations
Swimmer Hungry 1917
Mondrian’s Pipe and Glasses • Paris 1926 • André Kertesz
Sleeping Youth Budapest, 1912
Soldier Writing • Gorz (Austria) 1915
Going Home • Brasso, Transylvania, 1918
The Tender Touch Bilinski, Poland 1915
Behind The Lines • Gologory, Poland,1915
Waiting For The Ship • Budapest, 1919
The Blind Violinist • Abony, Hungary, 1921
Canal Saint- Martin • Paris, 1926
Satiric Dancer • Paris, 1926
REFERENCES • http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/articles/2014/august/05/the-melancholy-life-of-the-amazing-andre-kertesz/ • http://lumieregallery.net/wp/215/andre-kertesz/ • http://www.biography.com/people/andré-kertész-38017 • http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/andre-kertesz-4604.php • https://onlinebrowsing.blogspot.com/2010/11/andre-kertesz-part-1.html