Berenice Abbott
Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue

cropped recto of sheet

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue
cropped recto of sheet
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue
DateMay 18, 1938
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 5/16 × 15 3/8 in. (49.1 × 39.1 cm)
 Sheet: 19 5/16 × 15 3/8 in. (49.1 × 39.1 cm)
 Mount: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Steinke
Object number2010.2194
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSteinke Revocable Trust, Oceanside, California; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil on the mount, lower right below the image: BERENICE ABBOTT
Photographer's stamp on verso mount:
BERENICE ABBOTT / ABBOTT, MAINE ... / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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