East Broadway #294, Manhattan

1937

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

This is a photograph of an urban street scene with classic brick townhouses. The image shows the architectural details of the buildings, including large windows and wrought-iron railings. The repetition of windows and railings creates a pattern along the street, while shadows add depth to the scene. Light and shadow highlight the texture of the brickwork and architectural 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, artist's stamp, across top in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT; upper center: DUPLICATE; center in brown ink: photograph / berenice abbott / 50 commerce st. / new york city; by artist's hand, lower center in graphite: East Broadway #294 / Manhattan / Neg 223 Code IA-3 / 3/30/37; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: X-BAB.015; lower right: GT

Wikidata ID

Q64145203

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