Berenice Abbott
Manhattan Bridge Looking Up

Manhattan Bridge Looking Up

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Manhattan Bridge Looking Up
Manhattan Bridge Looking Up
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Manhattan Bridge Looking Up
DateNovember 11, 1936
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ronald A. Kurtz
Object number87.353
Not on view

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Department
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 right corner in pencil " P.P.#1.860 "
verso lower right in pencil " Berenice Abbott "
verso left center a stamp " PHOTOGRAPH / BERENICE ABBOTT / ABBOTT, MAINE 04406 "

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