1986.104
Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan
Artist
Berenice Abbott, H 1982
(Springfield, Ohio, 1898 - 1991, Monson, Maine)
Title
Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan
Creation Date
1937
Century
20th century
Dimensions
9 15/16 in. x 8 in. (25.3 cm. x 20.3 cm.)
Classification
Photographs
Creation Place
North America, United States
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Copyright
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Accession Number
1986.104
In Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan, Berenice Abbott paid tribute to the store window photographs of Eugène Atget. This photograph is part of Abbott’s series Changing New York, a project inspired by Atget’s tireless attempts to photograph an Old Paris that was disappearing. Abbott got to know Atget and his work through Man Ray, and later acquired his estate of prints and negatives with the express purpose of promoting his legacy in books and exhibitions.