European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes monday september 25, 1978 andr Kertesz let my pictures talk by Frank t. Csongos United press International Indre Kertesz pulled the chair closer to his1desk and winked. I m an old Man he said. I can die any time. Is that Why you came to see me to catch me for a final interview he pointed to the photographs scattered around his apartment. I let my pictures talk for me he said. But Why not Kertesz a Pioneer photographer in the Fields of liter Ary reportage and artistic nude pictures has been taking pictures for 66 years. I try to Tell a Story with my pictures Kertesz 84, said. That s what they Call literary reportage. This Type of photography was t common before me. I always clicked my camera when i happened to like something whether it was two naked Gypsy children kiss ing in the Fields or a Young Man falling asleep in a cafe House my first work Back in 1912. Never cared for posed pictures you know the studio photography style that was so common in the Early  bom in Budapest Hungary on july 2, 1894, Kertesz gained recognition during world War i with his candid portraits of hungarian soldiers. One showed a Soldier hugging a peasant woman As they were walking through the Fields. Another Well Andre Kertesz with a memorable photo from his Early years. Known picture of Kertesz Early period portrayed a Blind violin player who was being helped across the Street by a Barefoot boy. I did what i Felt not just what i saw Kertesz said. I take pictures from the  Kertesz emigrated to Paris in 1925 and presented his first one Man photographic exhibition two years later. He became one of the most famous photojournalists in Europe. Paris was a Magnet for artists he said. Paris took me in and gave its  left Paris in 1936 for the United states hoping to introduce his pictures to american audiences. It was a struggle for Many years Kertesz said. At first editors told me Andre your pictures talk too much they preferred technical perfection to artistic considerations. When i took pictures of nude women i was told not to show the pubic area. Can you imagine Rembrandt or Rubens covering up their nude paintings Kertesz is now viewed As a major Force in making nude photography a respectable Art form. His Book distortions is considered a classic in nude photography. For Many years in the United states Kertesz said he was obliged to make a living As a free Lance Magazine photographer. What happen to me in America was shameful he said. I wanted to go Back to Paris with my wife but then came the War in 1939. We stayed in new York. And after the War Well we thought it was too late for us to move  eventually recognition did come in the United states.1 in 1964, Kertesz had a one Man show at new York so museum of modern Art. It was followed by similar exhibitions in Paris Tokyo Stockholm and Budapest. For a Quarter Century Kertesz has been living in Ai 12th-floor apartment overlooking Trees churches and i skyscrapers in Manhattan s Washington Square area. A published collection of his photos titled Washington j Square covers a period from 1936 to the 1970s. I used to hide a camera under my overcoat i Kertesz said. But i rarely go out anymore to shoot pictures. I Don t want to get hit in the head. I Don t want to die on the  two recent events Hurt Kertesz. Some of my old pictures have wound up in Una Tho ii sized hands and i m trying to get them Back. I Don t want my pictures to be used for commercial purposes Byj others. I want to retain control Over my  the other was the death of his wife Elizabeth 10 months ago. I have Little purpose left in life now that she is  but one task still needs to be finished he said. Kertes is putting his work together. I want the collection to Stas j together in museums or galleries so others May Enjo i them As much As i have enjoyed taking  by Erma Bombeck at wit s end the world is divided into two groups those who Aren t crazy about cats and those who think cats Are the greatest thing to hit this country since sliced bread. I personally cannot relate to anything that licks its feet while i m talking to it but i have to say since seeing cats on television i have never seen a More impressive animal. I used to think cats wandered from room to room looking for a velour sofa to shed on but since watch ing them on television i have gained a new respect for them. They Type answer the phone play the piano take Baths and do the Cha Cha Cha. In one commercial there were 18 of them nudging one another out of a bowl of their favorite food. If anyone out there has a cat out of work it s their own fault. As Mary Worth once said i Don t mean to meddle but it s my observation that dogs had better shape up. Just tipping Over a 50-Pound bag of dog food and Pant ing in t going to do it anymore. How much longer can they slide in on the coattails of Benji if dogs Don t get an image maker pretty soon their popularity will go right Down the tube. Do dogs have a big poster going for them cats do. The picture of a cat hang ing from a parallel bar saying. Hang in there baby is a  dogs made an Impact on Washington if so then How come the words fat cat dominate the political scene and who can quarrel with cats association with sex. Symbols a Starlet can purr like a sex Kitten but where is she if someone Calls her a Bow wow i Don t think i m being dramatic when i say it s Only a matter of time before cats hit Broadway in chorus feline take Over movies with a thriller called claws and have their own to series litter House on the  the other night As i was watching to my dog was lying on my foot snoring when i saw a cat dancing and singing on television. That Tore it. I got up and headed for the door. I Are you going out to buy cat food asked my son. Are you kidding i m going out to buy a  c 1978 Field enterprises inc. J