Water Front, From Roof of Irving Trust Co. Building, Manhattan

1938

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

The image shows an aerial view of an urban landscape with skyscrapers of various architectural styles and heights. The skyline is visible along with a waterway lined with docks and piers stretching into the distance. The buildings exhibit intricate details, with some emitting steam. The composition leads the eye from the foreground buildings to the waterfront and smaller structures in the background. The monochromatic palette accentuates the interplay of light and shadow, highlighting the cityscape's geometric patterns.
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Provenance

Robert and Joyce Menschel, New York; Robert and Joyce Menschel Family Foundation, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

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Inscriptions

on verso, artist's stamp, upper center in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT; artist's stamp in black ink with artist's annotations in graphite, lower center [in box]: Title: Water Front, From Roof of Irving / Trust Co. Building / Manhattan / Angle Of View: / Date: May 4 1938 / Neg #: L-8 Code: I-D; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: X-BAB.003; lower right: GT

Wikidata ID

Q64145171

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