Fifth Avenue No. 8 (Marble House), Manhattan

1938

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

This is a photograph of an architectural entrance. The image shows the entrance of a building labeled "Marble House," featuring richly detailed classical elements such as large columns with intricate capitals, a prominent entablature, stonework with sculptured details, and the words "Marble House" and "No 8." The monochrome palette emphasizes the textures and contours of the stone and the interplay of light and shadow.
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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 [faded]: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT; by artist's hand, lower center in graphite [in box from faded artist’s stamp]: Fifth Avenue, No 8 / (Marble House) / Manhattan / February 1, 1938 / 279 IA1/ IA3; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Berenice Abbott / Federal Arts Project; upper right: X-BAB.012 / redeveloped and reprocessed by G.A. Tice Feb '71

Wikidata ID

Q64145199

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