Wrought Iron Ornament, 112 and 114 West Eleventh Street, Manhattan

1937

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

This is a photograph of a Victorian-style building with ornate ironwork. The image shows a multi-story building adorned with intricate wrought iron railings and trim typical of a Victorian-era architectural style. The facade features stairs leading up to the entrances, surrounded by intricately designed fencing. The building has large windows, and there are leafless trees in the foreground, indicating a winter setting. The composition highlights the building's craftsmanship and the atmospheric elements.
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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, by artist's hand, upper left in graphite [underlined]: dup; artist's stamp, upper center in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT; center right in black ink: DUPLICATE; center in brown ink: photograph / berenice abbott / 50 commerce st. / new york city; by artist's hand, across center in graphite: Wrought Iron Ornament / 112 and 114 West Eleventh Street, Manhattan / Neg 198 Code IA2 / 2/3/37; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: X-BAB.011; lower right: GT

Wikidata ID

Q64145197

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