Born in Springfield, Ohio, Abbott was greatly moved by Eugene Atget’s photographic record of Paris. After returning from France, she was hired by the federal government to document the streets of New York City. Changing New York is result of that project.
- Collection of
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
- Series title
- Changing New York
- Title
- Water Front
- Original title
- Water Front
- Artist Name
- ABBOTT, Berenice
- Year
- 1938
- Material / Technique
- Gelatin silver print on developing-out paper
- Dimensions
- 240x177mm
- Accession number
- 20003006
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum “Search the Collection”
- https://collection.topmuseum.jp/Publish/detailPage/29432/
