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Berenice Abbott 

Berenice Abbott 

Born in Springfield, Ohio, Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) came to New York City at the age of 20, then began her career as a photographer during an extended time in Paris, where she worked as an assistant to photographer Man Ray. Returning to New York in 1929, she had her first solo museum exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York in 1934. The Abbott collection consists primarily of her landmark series, Changing New York, created for the Museum under the auspices of the Federal Art Project between 1935 and 1938. It includes the 695 negatives created for the series, along with multiple versions of 307 images printed by the photographer for the finished project. 


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Berenice Abbott 
Church of God

Church of God

Broadway and Thomas Street

Broadway and Thomas Street

General View from Penthouse, 56 Seventh Avenue

General View from Penthouse, 56 Seventh Avenue

Gunsmith and Police Department Headquarters

Gunsmith and Police Department Headquarters

Snuff Shop

Snuff Shop

Willow Place, nos. 43-49

Willow Place, nos. 43-49

Mulberry and Prince Streets

Mulberry and Prince Streets

Cathedral Parkway, no. 542

Cathedral Parkway, no. 542

Blossom Restaurant

Blossom Restaurant

Cedar Street from William Street

Cedar Street from William Street

Fifth Avenue, nos. 4, 6, 8

Fifth Avenue, nos. 4, 6, 8

Rothman's Pawn Shop

Rothman's Pawn Shop

Manhattan Bridge, Looking Up

Manhattan Bridge, Looking Up

Rockefeller Center with Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas

Rockefeller Center with Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas

Columbia Heights, no. 222

Columbia Heights, no. 222

Milkwagon and Old Houses

Milkwagon and Old Houses

Twentieth Street between Second and First Avenues

Twentieth Street between Second and First Avenues

Flam and Flam

Flam and Flam

Woolworth Building

Woolworth Building

Brooklyn Bridge, Water and New Dock Streets

Brooklyn Bridge, Water and New Dock Streets

Daily News Building

Daily News Building

William Goldberg

William Goldberg

Billie's Bar

Billie's Bar

Hardware Store

Hardware Store

Bread Store

Bread Store

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