Sutton Place: Anne Morgan's Town House on Corner, Northeast Corner of East 57th Street, Manhattan

1936

Berenice Abbott

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Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

This is a photograph of a city street lined with classic brick buildings under a clear sky. The image features a row of historic three to four-story buildings with uniform architectural styles, large rectangular windows, and varying brickwork shades. A large, prominent building is situated at the corner with evenly spaced windows and classic details like window shutters. The street is paved with cobblestones, and a leafless tree is visible in the foreground. Street lamps, a fire hydrant, and shadows are also present, contributing to the urban setting.
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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 left in purple ink [diagonal]: DUPLICATE; upper center in brown ink: photograph / berenice abbott / 50 commerce st. / new york city; by artist's hand, lower center in graphite: Sutton Place: Anne Morgan's Town House on Corner / Northeast Corner of East 57th Street, Manhattan / Neg # 95 Code I.A.4 / April 2, 1936; artist's stamp, lower right in red ink [faded]: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: X-BAB.010; lower right: GT

Wikidata ID

Q64145195

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