Artist
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991)American, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Rockefeller Center in Construction, New York
- from the series Changing New York
Date1934
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.9 × 19 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.9 × 19 cm)
Mount: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.9 × 19 cm)
Mount: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.509
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "American Vision: Photographers from the East, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-December 29, 2003.
"Ewan Gibbs: Arlington National Cemetery," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 10 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in purple, verso of sheet, center: "PHOTO / BERNICE [sic] ABBOTT / 56 West 53rd STREET / NEW YORK CITY"
The photograph is unsigned.
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Berenice Abbott
1937
Gelatin silver print
2002.506
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1936
Gelatin silver print
2002.502
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1936
Gelatin silver print
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Aquatint, etching, and engraving with watercolor on wove paper
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