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Berenice Alice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991) was an American photographer best known for her portraits of cultural figures of the interwar period, New York City photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science interpretation of the 1940s to the 1960s.
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Berenice Alice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991) was an American photographer best known for her portraits of cultural figures of the interwar period, New York City photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science interpretation of the 1940s to the 1960s.
- Photography
- December 9, 1991 (aged 93), Monson, Maine, US
- Bernice Alice Abbott, July 17, 1898, Springfield, Ohio, US
- New Blanchard Cemetery, Blanchard, Maine, U.S.
Consisting of 266 small black-and-white prints arranged on thirty-two pages, Abbott’s New York album marks a key turning point in her career—from her portrait work in Paris to the urban documentation that culminated in her federally funded project, Changing New York (1935–39).
The years in Paris also brought an obsession into Abbott's life—the work of the French photographer Eugene Atget (1857–1927). Now some fifty years after his death honored by exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, he was largely unknown or rejected in Paris during the 1920s. (Even as late as 1967 or 1968, Abbott says, the ...
- July 17, 1898
- December 10, 1991
About. Create Alert. All Filters. Rarity. Medium. Price Range. Sort: Recommended. 429 Artworks: Berenice Abbott. Exchange Place, New York, 1933. Daniel/Oliver. US$7,500. Berenice Abbott. Norris Dam, Tennesse, 1935. Throckmorton Fine Art. US$4,500. Berenice Abbott. Hoboken Ferry Terminal, New York, 1935. Afterimage Gallery. US$6,000.
Dec 9, 1991 · Abbott became familiar with the legendary photographer's numerous prints and negatives over the course of her various visits to his studio. She was drawn to his realist photographs of Paris and its environs.
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