Berenice Abbott
Rockefeller Center in Construction, New York

Rockefeller Center in Construction, New York

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Rockefeller Center in Construction, New York
Rockefeller Center in Construction, New York
ArtistAmerican, 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)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.509
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
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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