Artist
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991)American, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Fifth Avenue, # 4, 6, 8, Manhattan
- from the series Changing New York
Date1936
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (19 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (19.1 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (19.1 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the estate of Caroline Wiess Law, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.507
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Ursula Gropper Associates 3/5/1989.
Exhibition History"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.
"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 of sheet: "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / 'Changing New York' / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT"
Stamped in black, with pencil insertions: "Title: Fifth Avenue Nos. 4,6,8 / Place: Manhattan / Neg. #87 / Code: I-A-1 and I-A-3 / Date: March 20, 1936"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "1936 / 150 / 49"
Stamped in black, with pencil insertions: "Title: Fifth Avenue Nos. 4,6,8 / Place: Manhattan / Neg. #87 / Code: I-A-1 and I-A-3 / Date: March 20, 1936"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "1936 / 150 / 49"
Signed in pencil, verso, between two stamped inscriptions: "Berenice Abbott"
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