Berenice Abbott
Oliver Street Nos. 25 and 29, Manhattan

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

CultureAmerican

Titles

Oliver Street Nos. 25 and 29, Manhattan
from the series Changing New York

Date1937

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (19.3 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm)

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

Object number2002.2815

Not on view

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Photography

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Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenanceartist; Lunn Ltd., Washington, D.C.;
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 red, in a red rectangle, verso of sheet: "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / 'Changing New York' / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT"

Stamped in red, verso of sheet: "photograph / berenice abbot / 50 commerce st. / new york city"

Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower center: "Oliver St #25-29 / Manhattan / Neg 221 rode IAL / 3/30/37"

Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower edge: "4647.1 MH-69 / Box 8 / 'B'"

The photograph is unsigned.

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