Cedar Street from William Street, Manhattan

1936

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names
Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

This is a photograph of a narrow city street with tall buildings on either side. The image shows a street scene with buildings flanking a narrow alleyway where an old-fashioned car is parked. The building on the right side is detailed, with ornate stone carvings above rounded windows. The entrance to the building displays the numbers "67-69" above it. The street is mostly in shadow, with sunlight illuminating parts of the buildings, highlighting their detailed stonework.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.4 × 19.1 cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.154.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Robert B. Menschel, New York; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Bernice Abbott; center in blue ink: Cedar Street from William, Manhattan / neg #91 code # I.C. / March 26, 1936; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: BA.27; upper center stamped in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / "Changing New York" / PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERNICE ABBOTT; lower center stamped in red ink: photograph / bernice abbott / 50 commerce st. / new york city; lower right stamped in black ink: DUPLICATE

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