Berenice Abbott
Flam and Flam, New York

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Artist Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991)American, 1898–1991

CultureAmerican

Titles

Flam and Flam, New York
from the series Changing New York

Date1938

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24.3 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.508

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenanceartist;
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.

Exhibited in, "New York, New York: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from October 8 - March 9, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped in black, verso, in a stamped black rectangle: "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / 'Changing New York' / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT"

Stamped in black, with pencil insertions, in a black rectangle, verso: "Title: Flam and Flam / Place 165 East 121st Street Manhattan / Neg. #298 / Code: III-H / Date May 18, 1938"

Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower edge: "1077.1 / Box 2"

Signed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower center: "Berenice Abbott"

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