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The following is the caption by Elizabeth McCausland accompanying the original 1939 edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York publication.
"Northeast from the roof of Sixty Wall Tower the financial district spreads out in an arabesque. In the extreme upper left corner is to be seen City Hall Park, while the "El" winds in and out of view along the right-hand edge. The 1562.5-foot Manhattan approach of Brooklyn Bridge may also be seen cutting sharply across the upper right-hand corner, and the beginnings of the Lower East Side appear beyond the bridge."
Excerpt from
Elizabeth McCausland, caption for “City Arabesque,” in New York in the Thirties [former titled: Changing New York], (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1973; New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.,1939), plate 21 (np).
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1938, print 1983
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Description: From 60 Wall Tower at 70 Pine Street, June 9, 1938
Fun Fact Source: P. 37 “Unlike her friend Margaret Bourke-White, Abbott hated heights and had to force herself to lean out of skyscraper windows to photograph from above.” Berenice Abbott Changing New York
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From 1984: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Morton and Marlene Meyerson [1]
[1] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation's collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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- The New York Public Library Digital Collections~Explore the archive of images from Berenice Abbott's Changing New York project at the New York Public Library.
- Museum of the City of New York~Learn more about the artist and her work.
- National Museum of Women in the Arts~Read a brief biography of Berenice Abbott from NMWA.
- NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project~Check out the residence and studio of Berenice Abbott and her partner Elizabeth McCausland.
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- Berenice Abbott was scared of heights, so it was difficult for her to take photographs from tall buildings in her Changing New York series.
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General Description
The following is the caption by Elizabeth McCausland accompanying the original 1939 edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York publication.
"Northeast from the roof of Sixty Wall Tower the financial district spreads out in an arabesque. In the extreme upper left corner is to be seen City Hall Park, while the "El" winds in and out of view along the right-hand edge. The 1562.5-foot Manhattan approach of Brooklyn Bridge may also be seen cutting sharply across the upper right-hand corner, and the beginnings of the Lower East Side appear beyond the bridge."
Excerpt from
Elizabeth McCausland, caption for “City Arabesque,” in New York in the Thirties [former titled: Changing New York], (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1973; New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.,1939), plate 21 (np).
Fun Facts
- Berenice Abbott was scared of heights, so it was difficult for her to take photographs from tall buildings in her Changing New York series.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- The New York Public Library Digital Collections~Explore the archive of images from Berenice Abbott's Changing New York project at the New York Public Library.
- Museum of the City of New York~Learn more about the artist and her work.
- National Museum of Women in the Arts~Read a brief biography of Berenice Abbott from NMWA.
- NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project~Check out the residence and studio of Berenice Abbott and her partner Elizabeth McCausland.
Notes
1938, print 1983
2/40
Description: From 60 Wall Tower at 70 Pine Street, June 9, 1938
Fun Fact Source: P. 37 “Unlike her friend Margaret Bourke-White, Abbott hated heights and had to force herself to lean out of skyscraper windows to photograph from above.” Berenice Abbott Changing New York
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
Process/materials
Photography
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1984: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Morton and Marlene Meyerson [1]
[1] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation's collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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