In Focus: Andre Kertesz: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum [Paperback]

Weston Naef (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 1994 | Series: In Focus

Hungarian-born Andr� Kert�sz (1894-1985) was one of the most influential and popular photographers of the twentieth century. This volume presents for the first time selections from the Getty Museum's holdings of Kert�sz's photographs, including work from his Budapest, Paris, and New York periods. The book also offers an intimate look at Kert�sz through a dialogue among four of the people who knew the artist best during the last years of his life: Robert Gurbo, Curator of New York's Andr� and Elizabeth Kert�sz Foundation; David Travis, Curator of Photography at the Art Institute; Sylvia Plachy, photographer; and the Getty's Curator of Photographs, Weston Naef. The discussion was moderated by Charles Hagen, writer and critic for the New York Times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum; 1 edition (September 29, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892362901
• ISBN-13: 978-0892362905
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #882,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A very well produced introduction to Kertesz' work. The reproductions are small but the images are reasonably well printed with detailed captions offered for each. Many beautiful and fascinating images are included. The book concludes with a chronology of Kertesz' life and excerpts from a informal 1993 colloquium about his life and work. Well worth the low price.