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Statuary Shop [Saints for Sale], Water Street, New York
ca. 193020th century
386 x 488 mm (15.2 x 19.2 in.)
Berenice Abbott, American, (1898–1991)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Edition:
Printed in the late 1960s under the artist’s supervision
Marks:
Signed in pencil on mount, lower right: “Berenice Abbott”
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
Purchased by the donor from the artist.
Bibliography:
Hank O’Neal, Berenice Abbott: American Photographer (New York, 1982), p. 92
Credit Line:
Gift of Ronald A. Kurtz (father of David Kurtz, BA Wesleyan 1983), 1988
Accession Number:
1988.34.2
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- architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
- cities - Distinctions among villages, towns, and cities are relative and vary according to their individual regional contexts. Generally, cities designate large or important communities with population, status, and internal complexity greater than most towns in the region. [May 1996 related term added. January 1993 related term added.]
- storefronts - Facades of stores or store buildings fronting a street and usually containing window display spaces. RHDEL2 [March 1993 descriptor moved. June 1991 scope note changed.]
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 386 x 488 mm (15.2 x 19.2 in.)
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Credit Caption
Berenice Abbott, American, (1898–1991) . Statuary Shop [Saints for Sale], Water Street, New York, ca. 1930. Gelatin silver print. image : 386 x 488 mm (15.2 x 19.2 in.). DAC accession number 1988.34.2. Gift of Ronald A. Kurtz (father of David Kurtz, BA Wesleyan 1983), 1988.