GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following is the caption by Elizabeth McCausland accompanying the original 1939 edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York publication.
Gateway to the city, the Department of Docks Building at Pier A, North River, welcomes many distinguished visitors. Taken off incoming liners and whisked up the harbor in a marine police boat, these have ranged from Lindbergh to Queen Marie.
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Elizabeth McCausland, caption for “Department of Docks and Police Station,” 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 3 (np).
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1936, print 1983
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Description: Department of Docks Building, Pier A, May 5, 1936
Built in 1872 at cost of $185,000 from plans of an anonymous draughtsman of the department.
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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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General Description
The following is the caption by Elizabeth McCausland accompanying the original 1939 edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York publication.
Gateway to the city, the Department of Docks Building at Pier A, North River, welcomes many distinguished visitors. Taken off incoming liners and whisked up the harbor in a marine police boat, these have ranged from Lindbergh to Queen Marie.
Excerpt from
Elizabeth McCausland, caption for “Department of Docks and Police Station,” 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 3 (np).
Fun Facts
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
1936, print 1983
2/40
Description: Department of Docks Building, Pier A, May 5, 1936
Built in 1872 at cost of $185,000 from plans of an anonymous draughtsman of the department.
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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