Berenice Abbott
John Watts Statue from Trinity Church

John Watts Statue from Trinity Church

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

John Watts Statue from Trinity Church
John Watts Statue from Trinity Church
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • John Watts Statue from Trinity Church
DateMarch 1, 1938
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (33.8 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (33.8 × 26.5 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ronald A. Kurtz
Object number87.344
Not on view

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Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceRonald A. Kurtz; given to MFAH, 1987.
Exhibition History"New York: Yesterday and Tomorrow," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, May 8–September 12, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left corner in pencil " NYP 86.14 "
center in ink reading vertically " S "
bottom right below imageon mount in pencil " Berenice Abbott "
verso lower center a stamp " BERENICE ABBOTT / ABBOTT, MAINE 04406 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED "

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