Berenice Abbott
Gunsmith and Police Department

Gunsmith and Police Department

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Gunsmith and Police Department
Gunsmith and Police Department
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Gunsmith and Police Department
DateFebruary 4, 1937, printed 1979
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 9/16 × 19 1/2 in. (39.5 × 49.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 9/16 × 19 1/2 in. (39.5 × 49.5 cm)
Mount: 24 × 30 1/16 in. (61 × 76.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Edward B. Mayo
Object number86.486.6
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAnne Wilkes Tucker, Houston; given to MFAH, 1986.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image on mount in pencil " 43/60 "
bottom right below image on mount in pencil " Berenice Abbott "
verso center a stamp " Berenice Abbott's / New York / Published by Parasol Press Ltd. / 1979. All Rights Reserved. / This Photograph May Not Be / Reproduced In Any Form Without / The Artist's Written Permission”

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