André Kertész (American, born Austria-Hungary, 1894-1985), New York (boy eating ice cream on a pile of newspapers), 1944,© Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.

This exhibition celebrates a series of 89 photographs made by internationally renowned photographer André Kertész (1894–1985). Taken in Hungary, France, and the United States during a 50-year period, Kertész’s photographs illustrate his love for the poetry and choreography of life reflected in public as well as private moments, tapping the power of reading as a universal pleasure. The photographs in the exhibition are drawn from the collection of Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago.

André Kertész: On Reading is organized by The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago. The exhibition tour is organized by Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions (CATE), Pasadena, California.

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