Selected papers (photocopies), 1899-1895.

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Selected papers (photocopies), 1899-1895.

Collection consists of selected copies and duplicates of material at the Andre & Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation. Included are personal diaries (ca. 1909-1935), poems by Kertesz (1920s), correspondence (personal and business, 1899-1985), exhibition catalogues, newspaper clippings, memoranda, books from the Kertesz library and other items mostly relating to his work as a photographer in Hungary, France and the U.S. Some family photographs are included.

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Kertesz, Andrew.

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Kertész, André. American Photographer. Born: Andor Kertesz in Budapest, Hungary, 2 July 1894; emigrated to France, 1925, and to the United States, 1936; naturalized, 1944. Education: Studied at the Academy of Commerce, Budapest, 1910-12; self-taught in photography. Military Service: Served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in Poland, Albania, and Rumania, 1914-15. Family: Married Elisabeth Sali in 1933. Career: Photographer from 1912. Worked as an accounts clerk, Budapest Stock Exchange, 1912-14, 1...