Kiesler was often shunned by his peers, although he was chosen in 1952 as one of "the 15 leading artists at mid-century" by The Museum of Modern Art and in 1957 became a fellow of the Graham Foundation in Chicago.
Vrstevníci se ho často stranili, přesto byl v roce 1952 vybrán za jednoho z „15 vůdčích umělců poloviny století“ Muzeem moderního umění a v roce 1957 se stal členem Grahamovy nadace v Chicagu.