Berenice Abbott
Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Center Market Place, New York

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

CultureAmerican

Titles

Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Center Market Place, New York

Date1937

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (19.3 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.2 × 25.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.506

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceEx-collection New York Public Libary; Lunn Ltd., Washington, D. C.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Lunn Ltd., Washington, D. C., 4/13/1987.
Exhibition History"The Graham Nash Collection, De Saisset Art Gallery and Museum, University of Santa Clara, 1978.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Blue stamp on upper center verso: "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / 'Changing New York' / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT [entire inscription is enclosed by a large rectangle]"
Blue stamp on lower center verso: "Title:_______ ["Gunsmith and Police Department" handwritten in pencil on line] / Place:_______ ["1) 6 Centre Market Place / 2) 240 Centre Street Manhattan" handwritten in pencil on line] / Angle / of View:_______ / Date:_______ ["February 4, 1937" handwritten in pencil on line] / Neg. #:_______ ["204" handwritten in pencil on line] Code:_______ ["111.1. and 11.0.1." handwritten in pencil on line] [entire inscription is enclosed in a large rectangle"

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