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Exhibition

Berenice Abbott’s New York Album, 1929

March 2–September 4, 2023

Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 852

Free with Museum admission

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[Album Page: City Hall and Brooklyn Bridge Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: City Hall and Brooklyn Bridge Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Chinatown, Mott Street Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Chinatown, Mott Street Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Reliable Play Figure Company Shop Windows, Lower East Side, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Reliable Play Figure Company Shop Windows, Lower East Side, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Financial District, Wall Street Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Financial District, Wall Street Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Financial District and Lower East Side, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Financial District and Lower East Side, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Madison Square Park, Third Avenue and Ninth Avenue Elevated Train Lines, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Madison Square Park, Third Avenue and Ninth Avenue Elevated Train Lines, Manhattan]
1929

[Berenice Abbott], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Berenice Abbott]
1929–30

Eugène Atget, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Eugène Atget
1927

[Atget's Work Room with Contact Printing Frames], Eugène Atget French, Albumen silver print from glass negative — [Atget's Work Room with Contact Printing Frames]
ca. 1910

15, rue Maître-Albert, Eugène Atget French, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — 15, rue Maître-Albert
1912

Rue Laplace and Rue Valette, Paris, Eugène Atget French, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Rue Laplace and Rue Valette, Paris
1926

Avenue des Gobelins, Eugène Atget French, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Avenue des Gobelins
1927

Cour, 7 rue de Valence, Eugène Atget French, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Cour, 7 rue de Valence
1922

Fête du Trône, Eugène Atget French, Matte gelatin silver print from glass negative — Fête du Trône
1925, printed ca. 1929

Boutique, Marché aux Halles, Paris, Eugène Atget French, Matte gelatin silver print from glass negative — Boutique, Marché aux Halles, Paris
1925, printed ca. 1929

[James Joyce], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — [James Joyce]
1926

Djuna Barnes, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Djuna Barnes
1925

Buddy Gilmore, Paris, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Buddy Gilmore, Paris
1926–27

[Album Page 1: Financial District, Broadway and Wall Street Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 1: Financial District, Broadway and Wall Street Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 2: Skyscrapers and Trinity Church, Financial District, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 2: Skyscrapers and Trinity Church, Financial District, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 3: West Village and Fifty-Seventh Street Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 3: West Village and Fifty-Seventh Street Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 4: Financial District, Broadway and Wall Street Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 4: Financial District, Broadway and Wall Street Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 5: Pier 17, South Street Seaport, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 5: Pier 17, South Street Seaport, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 6: The Battery, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 6: The Battery, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 7: Lower East Side, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 7: Lower East Side, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 8: Lower East Side, The Bowery and Union Square Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 8: Lower East Side, The Bowery and Union Square Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 9: Fulton Street Fish Market and Lower East Side, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 9: Fulton Street Fish Market and Lower East Side, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 10: Lower East Side, The Bowery Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 10: Lower East Side, The Bowery Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page 11: Lower East Side, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page 11: Lower East Side, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Ninth Avenue Elevated Train Line Near Columbus Circle, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Ninth Avenue Elevated Train Line Near Columbus Circle, Manhattan]
1929

The El at Columbus and Broadway, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — The El at Columbus and Broadway
1929

[Album Page: Astoria, Queens], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Astoria, Queens]
1929

[Album Page: Midtown, Bryant Park Vicinity, and Chinatown, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Midtown, Bryant Park Vicinity, and Chinatown, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Decoration Day Parade, Central Park West, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Decoration Day Parade, Central Park West, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: Second Avenue Elevated Train Tracks at Twenty-third Street, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: Second Avenue Elevated Train Tracks at Twenty-third Street, Manhattan]
1929

[Album Page: City Hall Park and Brooklyn Bridge Vicinity, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [Album Page: City Hall Park and Brooklyn Bridge Vicinity, Manhattan]
1929

[Architectural Study, New York], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Architectural Study, New York]
ca. 1929

[Buildings, New York], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Buildings, New York]
1928–29

[Double Exposure: Lincoln Building Construction Site and Exterior Stairwell, New York City], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Double Exposure: Lincoln Building Construction Site and Exterior Stairwell, New York City]
ca. 1929

Chrysler Building with Old Houses, Paul Grotz American, born Germany, Gelatin silver print — Chrysler Building with Old Houses
1928–29

Brooklyn Bridge with Manhattan, Paul Grotz American, born Germany, Gelatin silver print — Brooklyn Bridge with Manhattan
1928–29

Chrysler Building, New York, Margaret Bourke-White American, Gelatin silver print — Chrysler Building, New York
1930–31

Fifth Avenue, Nos. 4, 6, 8, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Fifth Avenue, Nos. 4, 6, 8
1936

Pingpank Barbershop, 413 Bleecker Street, Manhattan, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Pingpank Barbershop, 413 Bleecker Street, Manhattan
May 18, 1938

[Sumner Healy Antique Shop, 942 3rd Avenue near 57th Street, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — [Sumner Healy Antique Shop, 942 3rd Avenue near 57th Street, Manhattan]
1930s, printed 1936

[Manhattan Bridge], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — [Manhattan Bridge]
1936

[Seventh Avenue Looking South from Thirty-fifth Street, New York], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — [Seventh Avenue Looking South from Thirty-fifth Street, New York]
1935

Canyon, Broadway and Exchange Place, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Canyon, Broadway and Exchange Place
1936

Manhattan Bridge, Looking Up, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Manhattan Bridge, Looking Up
1936

Brooklyn Bridge, With Pier 21, Pennsylvania R.R., Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Brooklyn Bridge, With Pier 21, Pennsylvania R.R.
1937

[The El, 2nd and 3rd Avenue Lines, Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — [The El, 2nd and 3rd Avenue Lines, Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan]
1936

Henry Street from Market, Looking West, Manhattan, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Henry Street from Market, Looking West, Manhattan
November 29, 1935

West Street, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — West Street
1936

Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print — Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan
1936