Central Park Plaza: Hotel Sherry Netherland (Center), Hotel Savoy Plaza (Right), Manhattan, Angle: From 58th Street and Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

1937

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

The image shows a city scene with tall buildings, a leafless tree, a decorative sculpture, and a fountain with a statue. The buildings dominate the view, with the tallest skyscraper featuring detailed architecture. The photo is in black and white, highlighting contrasts and textures.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, artist's stamp, upper center in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT; by artist's hand, lower center in graphite: Central Park Plaza: Hotel Sherry Nether- / land (Center), Hotel Savoy Plaza, (Right) / Manhattan / Angle: From 58th Street and Fifth Avenue / 209 / IA2 / March 2, 1937; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: X-BAB.004 / Redeveloped + reprocessed by G.A. Tice / Feb '71

Wikidata ID

Q64145174

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