William Penn Life, 1985 (20. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)

1985-11-01 / 6. szám

■n Continued from page 15, column 5 Did Kertész intend such a rigorously formal statement? “No, no, that was not how it was,” he says, a smile crinkling his features. “After dinner we were sitting around and I thought, ‘I can take this.’ I didn’t think about what it meant. I am not a theorist. I don’t have the patience to make a theory.” For Kertész the flow of incident pro­vokes the idea. "Everything develops out of how I feel. I don’t analyze. If you analyze and try to make yourself feel, it is not real. If you like something and do it instinctively, that is real. You feel and the photo­graph gives something to you. In my work I try to project what the photograph is giving to „ _ »» me. In Paris Kertész also mastered the aerial view. It is, for example, the key to the graphic originality and psycho­logical impact of Pont des Arts, 1932. The city, seen through a clock face, is an arresting interplay of shallow and deep space. The clock’s boldface numerals declare the rush of time, while its hands tick into the future and swallow up the present. Superimposed on the earth below, the clock contends against the stone bridge and the Louvre — the repository of the hallowed past. Kertész’s Paris — a buzzing hive of high spirits, an intimate paradise of bistros, parks and street fairs — reflected a happy existence. Not even his noctur­nal photographs were sinister or forbidding. Rather, night was a black velvet comforter laid over the drowsing City of Light. In contrast, but just as firmly auto­biographical, are Kertész’s first impressions of New York City, taken in late 1936, speaking of melancholy and homesickness. The Kertészes intended to stay a year or two, but financial prob­lems and World War II inter­vened. Until he became a naturalized citizen in 1944, Kertész was labeled an enemy alien and prohibited from photo­graphing outdoors. Those years were terribly isolating. He had to learn another language, and the artistic standing he had en­joyed in Europe faded as his contemporaries forgot him. Kertész’s discouragement per­vades many of his studies of Manhattan. The city looms as a place of overwhelming remote­ness, its people too easily lost to larger patterns and movements. Gradually Kertész pieced together his life, as he "discovered what New Yorkers did not see for themselves.” His deliverance was the apartment above Washington Square, into which the Kertészes moved in 1952. Observing the park by day, by night, empty, popu­lated, as a tangle of abstract lines or as street theater, stimulated him enormously. In effect, Washington Square and its visual possibilities have become constants through which Kertész reexamines his art and the world he illuminates. In 1964 the Museum of Modern Art gave André Kertész a show that resuscitated his reputation. The acclaim led to his reemergence. Since his seventieth birthday, he has published more than a dozen collection of photographs. Although he has been honored by English, French, Hungarian, Swedish, Israeli and Canadian museums, no American institution has held a major Kertész exhibition since the one mounted by the Museum of Modern Art. That state of affairs finally is being remedied. From May 10 through July 14, the Art Institute of Chicago is displaying nearly two hundred of Kertész’s vintage prints taken between 1925 and 1954. The Metro­politan Museum of Art will pre­sent this show starting in mid-December 1985. A concur­rent survey, “André Kertész: Portrait at Ninety,” organized by the International Center of Photography, covers seven decades of his photographic activity. It begins its New York run on May 3 and will tour other cities. Cornell Capa, executive director of the center and one of Kertész’s old friends, says that the latest exhibitions attest to “the continuing level of quality André has maintained throughout his life. With these accolades, fate finally caught up with him in the right way.” Photography has been an en­durance contest for Kertész. He is keenly aware that only the accident of longevity permitted him to enjoy the tributes he deserves. Neglect has scarred him, and his reactions to celebrations can range from charmed modesty to bittersweet raillery to smoldering scorn. Critical and scholarly plaudits are no longer of primary impor­tance to Kertész. “That is the curators’ business. I am not so interested. For me, I am hungry, hungry to make photographs, to express my feelings. Every second brings something fan­tastic, something existing for a moment. I find it and I feel it. I use photography to show the in­dividual picture I developed about the world.” BRANCH 18 Ladies Auxiliary By ELEANOR KENDER Auxiliary President A birthday rose pin was presented and various birthday celebrants were entertained with a song for the occasion during the September meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of Branch 18 in Lincoln Park, Michigan. The Auxiliary also extended warm welcomes to those who spent the summer months vacationing. A Christmas raffle is planned for the party on Dec. 21 in the Social Hall. First prize will be a basket of cheer; second will be a beautiful 19-inch Hungarian doll; and third will be a Hungarian tablecloth and other nice gifts. Proceeds will be used to sup­port the various charitable activities of the Auxiliary and also to help underwrite plans for the Centennial celebration in April. Members reported on the sick list include Irene Mazag, Emma Collins and Mary Jozsa. Elvira and Les Kubovics, now enjoying life in northern Michigan, plan to spend the winter months in Florida. Also heading for the Sunshine State are Mary Kato and Julia Danko. Sophie Locke and Margaret New visited North Carolina in October and we’re happy to have them back in our midst. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to people every­where. Branch DEATHS SEPTEMBER 1985 0001 BRIDGEPORT, CT Bucks, Anna Farkas, Magdolna Gydus, Jr., Joseph 0009 HAZLETON, PA Bauzas, Vincent M. 0010 BARTON, OH Sabo, Frank 0014 CLEVELAND, OH Huszar, Ronald S Torda, Louise S. 0015 CHICAGO, IL Myss, Joseph Radi, James 0016 PERTH AMBOY, NJ Toth, Jr., Alex 0017 LORAIN, OH Göncz, James Holder, Josephine 0018 DETROIT, Ml Beke, Anna Kotyuk, Jr., Frank Metro, Rose Tricsli, Mary 0019 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ Hinnant, Rose Pali, Mary A, 0024 CHICAGO, IL Dumitru, Emil 0027 TOLEDO, OH Hager, Anna Paisa, John J. 0028 YOUNGSTOWN, OH Balia, Charles 0189 ALLIANCE, OH Abdoo, Florence C. 0216 NORTHAMPTON, PA Szőke, Jr., John 0296 SPRINGDALE, PA Balia, Steve Petiach, John 0349 WEIRTON, WV Molnár, Jr., Dennis 0352 CORAOPOLIS, PA Wächter, John W. 0500 DETROIT. Ml Eredyi, Esther Lokos, Joseph 0590 CAPE CORAL, FL Brown, John E. 0649 VALLEY STREAM, NY Horsham, Minerva 0705 MAYVILLE, Wl Makkos, Joseph Miller, Warren E. Rogers, Violet R. 0720 BOSTON, MA Byars, Dorothy M. Giordano, John F. Hanrahan, Margaret J. Lafontaine, Isabella F. Rauseo, Evelyn M 8007 Bradenstein, William N 8011 Reiss, William L. 8103 Coogan, James B. 8164 Darmo, Ernest J. 8330 Hanlon, Elizabeth M. Miglets, Sr., Andrew W8331 Luby, John M. 0031 BARNESBORO, PA 8750 Ahearn, Sr., Thomas R Begenyi, William Gremba, Walter F. 0034 PITTSBURGH, PA OCTOBER 1985 Deutsch, Martha Herman, Gazue 0035 MASSENA, NY Gang, Emma 0040 MARTINS FERRY, OH Zilai, Peter 0044 AKRON, OH Nemeth, Rose Steidl, Steve 0048 NEW YORK, NY Karolyi, Helen 0076 PHILADELPHIA, PA Ohara, Joseph D. 0085 DAISYTOWN, PA lllar, Frank 0089 HOMESTEAD, PA Hawes, Louis Rockey, Albert 0098 BETHLEHEM, PA Barilovits, Frank Fulton, Annette W. 0132 SOUTHBEND, IN Weber, John Weber, Lidia 0159 PHOENIXVILLE, PA Keleman, Gazie W 0174 SCRANTON, PA Caswell, Thomas 0001 BRIDGEPORT, CT Beditch, John I. Bird, Catherine L Caraszi, Joseph J. Francis, Mary 0008 JOHNSTOWN, PA Kurtz, Helen Rogala, Charles 0009 HAZLETON, PA Casari, Agostino 0013 TRENTON, NJ Miller, Anna 0014 CLEVELAND, OH Churma, Margaret Kovach, Helen Lukacs, Mike Petsock, John 0015 CHICAGO, IL Carroll, William Denver, William J. Kasser, Leslie Muhczi, Anthony Noble, Anna 0016 PERTH AMBOY, NJ Bustin, Helen Holcli, Stephen 0018 DETROIT, Ml Lech, Antonia 0019 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ Ban, Margaret Banziger, Helen Hurley, Jr., John A. Soos, Julia Toth, Jr., Alex 0022 ROEBLING, NJ Gabor, Andrew Kalman, Mary Megules, Catherine 0026 SHARON, PA Nagy, Margaret 0027 TOLEDO. OH Orshoski, Julia Schofield, Rose 0028 YOUNGSTOWN, OH Kish, Lewis Nagy, Frank Takach, Bridget 0034 PITTSBURGH, PA Bartek, Zoly Rabatin, Helen Rudolph, Edward P. 0040 MARTINS FERRY, OH Valdinger, Stephen 0044 AKRON, OH Kovács, Paul 0045 CLEVELAND, OH Hezo, John 0051 PASSAIC, NJ Byra, John 0052 WINDBER, PA Croce, Ronald 0071 DUQUESNE, PA Mate, Elizabeth 0076 PHILADELPHIA, PA Berger, Dorothy 0088 YATESBORO, PA Kuhar, Cynthia Lou Urban, Mary 0089 HOMESTEAD, PA Yamber, Joseph 0098 BETHLEHEM, PA Weiss, Frank W. 0130 EAST CHICAGO, IN Chervenyak, Mary Sampias, John F. 0132 SOUTHBEND, IN Dudeck, Roman J. Lacay, Joseph J. Vida, Theresa 0159 PHOENIXVILLE, PA Plunkett, Mildred B. 0174 SCRANTON. PA Damm, Jr., Charles 0189 ALLIANCE, OH Pálosi, Frank 0216 NORTHAMPTON, PA Betes, Bela 0226 MCKEESPORT, PA Horvath, Peter J. Kacso, Endre Lesnansky, Stephen Moore, Madge Papp, Ethel Parrish, Elizabeth 0248 MONAVILLE, WV Tsolias, Julia 0249 DAYTON, OH Herchig, Julius 0349 WEIRTON, WV • Ozvath, Mary 0352 CORAOPOLIS, PA Kish, Elizabeth Leone, Alfred Lescher, Theodore L. 0383 BUFFALO, NJ Sollosi, Vera 0525 LOS ANGELES, CA Majoros, Louis 0590 CAPE CORAL, FL Gundersen, Mary E. Pifer, Howard W. 0705 MAYVILLE, Wl Erdmann, Erich H Johnson, Emma M. Knox, Forrest K. 0720 BOSTON, MA Guzik, Louis F. Kolodziej, Genevieve T. Mikolazyk, Joseph W. Savoy, Aloice Tucy, Pearl A. 8003 8008 8048 8103 8175 8314 8350 Wyman, Helen M Lenk, John F. Biertempfel. Emily M Collins. Margaret M Smith, Virginia L. Johnston, William Hoover, Evelyn G. Joerger, Albert P. Yuhasz, Sr., John J. Recker, Ignatz SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN MEMORY OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 1985 MR. WILLIAM F. JONES Mr and Mrs. Elmer A. Furedy $ 50.00 MR. FRANK RADVANY Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Wukovits, Sr Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Harbar Mr. and Mrs. Gay B. Banes Mr. and Mrs. Gus G. Nagy Mr. and Mrs. James Beganyi Frances A. Furedy Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Ivancso Mr. and Mrs. John P. Balia Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lesko Violet B. Lenart Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Toma Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Fodor Branch 13-Trenton, New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. William J. Haberstroh Branch 19-New Brunswick, New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hegedűs Mr. John L. Lovász Valerie M. Varga MR JOSEPH KAPOSI MR FRANK RAKAY MR. WILLIAM AGOCS ANZELMA IVANCSICS MR. JOSEPH MONDRO MR. JOHN SZABÓ MARGARET DAVIS MR. JOHN HORVATH MR ALEXANDER KOVACH MR. FRANKLIN T. LUNG MR STEVE AUGUSTYN Branch 18-Detroit, Michigan 55.00 SARAH R. KEATING Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Furedy 50.00 ROSE BABIC Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Fodor 25.00 MR.ANDREW GABOR KATHERINE MCGALES MARY KALMAN Branch 22-Roebling, New Jersey 15 00 SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONATIONS SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 1985 Branch 383-Buffalo, New York $ 50.00 Branch 500-Detroit, Michigan 50.00 TOTAL $635.00 SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS THROUGH PREMIUM PAYMENTS SEPTEMBER 1985 Branch Name Amount 720 McCoy, Mary E. $ 5 00 TOTAL $5 00 COOK BOOKS 33.00 TOTAL $1,720.50 STATUE OF LIBERTY FUND THROUGH PREMIUM PAYMENTS SEPTEMBER 1985 Branch Name 001 Fatone, Caroline D 001 Roach, Stephen J. 001 Soares, Joseph B. 001 Kondratovich, Klem 001 Jackvony, Margaret 001 Odwyer, Josephine M. 008 Csordás, Tina Marie 009 Trella, Ruth T. 014 Fanchaly, Helen L. 016 Herceg, Minnie Basse 016 Tuohey, Elizabeth 017 Dargo, Warren C. 018 Merritt, Margaret M 018 Reeside, Doris 019 Köteles, Stella 019 Kovács, Helen 019 Horvath, Susan I. 019 Kovács, Eugene 019 Mobley, Ricardo O. 019 Toth, Theresa M. Continued on page 16, column 1 Amount 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 5.10 2.00 5.70 1.00 1.00 10.06-2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 3.21 1.00 .90 4.10; 15- . t . . i : J I s J . vM * 25.00 OCTOBER 1985 f 25.00 Branch Name Amount 25.00 048 Hunter, Steve $ 50.00 25.00 076 Miller, Jamie John 3 56 25.00 25.00 25.00 159 Shervinskie, Suzanne 3.00 TOTAL$ 56.56 50 00 25 00 SCHOLARSHIP FUND 20.00 25.00 MISCELLANEOUS 25.00 25.00 SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 1985 BOND INTEREST 25.00 Armco, Inc. $ 762.50 10.00 Tenneco, Inc. 685.00 10,00 STOCK DIVIDEND ■# 2500 Connecticut Light and Power Co. 240.00

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