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        "tombstone": "Hungarian Memory: Forced March to the Front, between Loni\u00e9 and Mitulen, Poland, 1915, printed 1980. Andr\u00e9 Kert\u00e9sz (American, 1894\u20131985). Gelatin silver print; image: 16.9 x 24.6 cm (6 5/8 x 9 11/16 in.); paper: 20.3 x 25.1 cm (8 x 9 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner, 2022.75",
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        "title": "Forced March to the Front, between Loni\u00e9 and Mitulen, Poland",
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                "inscription": "Written in pencil on verso: \"A Kertesz (signed)\"",
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                "description": "Alan and Monah L. Gettner (publishers), New York, NY, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH",
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        "did_you_know": "Andr\u00e9 Kert\u00e9sz fought on the Polish and Russian Fronts during World War I as a member of the Austro-Hungarian infantry.",
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        "description": "Taken on July 19, 1915, this photograph shows soldiers being marched toward the front to participate in in a combined offensive by the Astro-Hungarian and German armies against the Russians. Kert\u00e9sz captured the moment when one soldier turns his head to the right, revealing his profile and putting a human face on the faceless column of trudging bodies to which the photographer also belonged.",
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                "citation": "Kerte\u0301sz, Andre\u0301, and Hilton Kramer. Hungarian Memories. 1982.",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner",
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                "biography": "Andr\u00e9 Kert\u00e9sz American, b. Austria-Hungary, 1894-1985 Andr\u00e9 Kert\u00e9sz was one of the first photographers to work with the small, 35mm camera, becoming famous for his skill at capturing the fleeting moments of everyday life. In 1911 he bought his first camera and began taking photographs in his native Budapest and the surrounding countryside. The following year, after graduating from Budapest's Academy of Commerce, Kert\u00e9sz took a job as a clerk at the Budapest stock exchange. His interest in photography continued, and he began making spontaneous photographic studies of the city's people and street life. Kert\u00e9sz also took photographs recording the daily life of his fellow soldiers during his service in the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I. After his discharge in 1918, he returned to Budapest and worked there until 1925. He moved to Paris, establishing himself as a freelance photographer, and soon became a member of the avant-garde. His work was published in a variety of magazines and newspapers, including the M\u00fcnchner Illustrierte Presse, Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung, Uhu, Vu, the London Sunday Times, and L'Esprit nouveau. In 1927 he had his first exhibition at the progressive Galerie au Sacre du Printemps and two years later took part in the Film und Foto show in Stuttgart. Kert\u00e9sz became known for his candid photography and was recognized as a leader in modern, subjective photojournalism. In the early 1930s he also made his well-known series called Distortions, featuring almost 200 studies of the nude female figure reflected in a parabolic mirror. In 1936 Kert\u00e9sz came to New York to work for Keystone Studios under a one-year contract. He remained in the city, producing pictures on a freelance basis until joining the staff of Cond\u00e9 Nast Publications in 1949. Following his retirement in 1962, Kert\u00e9sz focused on his own work, remaining active as a photographer until his death. Over the years he published a number of books and was featured in many exhibitions and publications, including Andr\u00e9 Kert\u00e9sz: Of Paris and New York, a major show organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1985). M.M.",
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