Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991)

LOT ID: 70018

Nos. 131-137 Willow Street, Brooklyn, May 14, 1936

Silver Print, gelatin silver print

8 х 10 in. cm.

Stamped, "Federal Art Project, Changing New York" on verso. Title inscribed on verso.

Lot description

This 1936 vintage photograph was produced for Abbott's 'Federal Art Project, Changing New York'.

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991) was a notable photographer, born in Springfield, OH. After studying at Ohio State University, she traveled to New York to study sculpture and met Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray. Abbott began studying photography in the early 1920s when she traveled to Europe and briefly attended both the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris and the Kunstschule in Berlin.

Working as Man Ray’s assistant in Paris, Abbott first encountered the work of photographer Eugene Atget, whose influence became apparent in Abbott’s own work. Shortly thereafter, Abbott established a portrait studio, and photographed various artists and literary figures living in Paris, including James Joyce. Her first exhibition took place in 1926 at the Au Sacre du Printemps Gallery. In 1929, Abbott returned to the United States and began what is perhaps her best-known project: a series of iconic photographs of New York City, which would make up her 1937 exhibition and 1938 book, each titled, "Changing New York." In 1936, Abbott established the Photo League with fellow American photographer Paul Strand. She also taught at the New School for Social Research until 1958. Abbott died in Monson, ME in 1991.

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LOT ID: 70018

Nos. 131-137 Willow Street, Brooklyn, May 14, 1936