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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.160
People
Berenice Abbott, American (Springfield, Ohio 1898 - 1991 Abbott Village, Maine)
Title
Fifth Avenue Theater Interior Showing Chandelier, Rotunda and Second Balcony, 1185 Broadway, Manhattan
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Changing New York
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
November 2, 1938
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/320296

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image:: 18.9 x 24.45 cm (7 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, center, in purple ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT "Changing New York" PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT
  • inscription: verso, center bottom, in purple ink and graphite: Title: Fifth Avenue Theater Interior: Showing Chandelier, Rotunda, and Second Balcony, Place: 1185 Broadway, Manhattan, Date: Nov 2, 1938, Neg. # L-24 Code: IA3 and III.C.1.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Charina Foundation
Copyright
© Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.160
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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