Berenice Abbott Print - City Arabesque

Photo taken in 1938.
The Art Deco balcony of 60 Wall Tower enlivens this view of (from left to right) City Hall Park, the back of the Municipal Building (1914), and the approach ramp of the Brooklyn Bridge. Directly below (lower right), the Third Avenue El moved north on Pearl Street. Today, the skyscrapers remain but the tenements have been replaced by the Southbridge Towers (1969), Pace University (1970), and new bridge approaches (1983).

Berenice Abbott was born in the Midwest in 1898. After arriving in NY at age 20 she soon moved to Paris to work as Man Ray’s assistant. Inspired by the French photographer Atget, she returned to NY in 1929 to photograph the city. With financial support from the WPA from 1935-1939 Abbott was able to realize her ambition to document a “changing New York.”

Matted print measures approx. 8 x 7 inches.

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$19.00

Member Price -

$17.10

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In-Stock