Oliver Street, Numbers 13 1/2 - 29, Manhattan

1937

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

The image shows a street view with brick buildings lining the road. The horizon is hidden by the buildings, forming a straight horizontal line. A vintage car is parked near a street lamp and a sign marked "HENRY ST." The buildings have rectangular sash windows, adorned with shadow patterns from fire escapes. The shadows create contrasts of light and dark, adding depth. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing textures and shadows. The street is smooth and mostly shadowed, contributing to symmetry and balance.
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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 purple ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT; signed by artist, across center in graphite: Berenice Abbott; artist's stamp in purple ink with artist's annotations in graphite, lower center [in box]: Title: Oliver Street, Numbers 13 1/2 - 29 / Place: Manhattan / Angle of View: / Date: March 30 1937 / Neg.: 220 Code: I.A.1; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: X-BAB.007 / BA 20

Wikidata ID

Q64145179

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