Rockefeller Center Parking Space, 40 West 49th Street

1938

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

The image shows a high vantage point of a cityscape with a parking lot filled with cars. The view is from above, focusing on the parking area and the street lined with cars. The horizon is not visible, and the scene is in black and white, emphasizing contrasts between the cars and the surroundings. Neatly lined rows of parked cars fill the parking lot, extending into the distance. A street runs parallel with moving and parked vehicles, bordered by tall buildings. The black and white tones highlight contrasts and textures in the urban scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, D.C.; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Yochelson, Bonnie. Berenice Abbott: Changing New York. New York, 1997: pl. 26, p. 383.

Inscriptions

center verso stamped in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT; center verso in graphite: Rockefeller Center Parking Space / 40 West 49th Street, Manhattan / From Museum of Modern Art, 15th floor, / 14 West 49th Street / June 29, 1938 / L-16 II.A.2.d.

Wikidata ID

Q64145167

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