Firehouse 52: Spuyten Duyvil, Riverdale Avenue at 245th Street, Bronx

1937

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

This is a photograph of a vintage fire station with a distinctive tower. The image shows a three-story brick building with a tall steeple-like tower on the left side. The building's facade includes several windows, some of which appear to be open. The words "ENGINE 54" can be seen above the central double doors. Surrounding the building are tall, leafless trees. The ground in the foreground appears unpaved with dirt, rubble, and a fire hydrant visible. The photograph captures an architectural style typical of early 20th-century public buildings. The sky above is overcast.
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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; center: DUPLICATE; lower center in brown ink: photograph / berenice abbott / 50 commerce st. / new york city; by artist's hand, across bottom in graphite: Firehouse 52: Spuyten Duyvil / Riverdale Avenue at 245th Street / Bronx / Neg 235 Code II D2 / 5/5/37; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: X-BAB.009; lower right: GT

Wikidata ID

Q64145193

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