Three Eyes / André Kertész
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.14
- Title
- Three Eyes
- Artist
- André Kertész
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894-1985
- Medium and Support
- Polaroid SX-70-Cibachrome on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1979
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
- Dimensions
- 10 cm x 8 cm (3 15/16 in. x 3 1/8 in.)
- Physical Description
- Square photograph with overall blue/black/white tones, except for full color in the center circle. In the middle there is a sphere stacked on a circle, stacked on a cube. The sphere has the image of an upside down eye, the circle a color image of a blue eye with heavy dark lashes, and the cube has an image of the eye, lid and brow. A pair of eyeglasses are placed in front of the cube so that the eye sits behind the lens. Behind the stacked objects is a large sheet of paper rolled into a conical shape.
- Subject Matter
- In the late 1970s Kertész used a Polaroid SX-70 camera to photograph objects in his apartment that he had collected over the years. Some he positioned on his windowsill to capture the reflection of the sunlight outside, but In this photograph he has created a still-life arrangement with images of eyes and a set of eyeglasses set on the surface of a table. Kertész published a book of these photographs, "From My Window," in 1981.
- Secondary Keywords
- vision
- associated concepts
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- faces
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- heads
- mathematical concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- scientific concepts
- the human body
- tools and equipment
- upper body
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3172 x 3994
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2009/2.14
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.14/2009_2_14.jpg
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"Three Eyes; André Kertész." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.14/2009_2_14.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 03, 2024.
