André KERTÉSZ
Hungarian/American 1894–1985,
worked in France 1925–36
Melancholic tulip, February 10, 1939 1939,
printed c. 1975
gelatin silver photograph
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1976
© Estate of André Kertész, courtesy of Higher Pictures, New York

This education resource is designed for use for individual study and research to assist teachers and students with pre- visit preparation as an introduction to the exhibition and to develop post-visit activities.

The material is intended to complement the exhibition catalogue and exhibition labels (most include revealing quotes by the artists) and to be a general classroom resource for photography. It is suitable for teachers and students to use with the revised 2010 VCE Art and Studio Arts study designs, and also appropriate as a stimulus for Middle Years VELS Domain for Art Exploring and Responding.

Education Guide (click to download)

For more information on this exhibition and the NGV international collection of photography , please see the publication Re-view: 170 Years of Photography by Isobel Crombie, Senior Curator of Photography.