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Glass Brick and Brownstone Fronts

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

February 1, 1938

Artist:

Berenice Abbott
American, 1898–1991

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Berenice Abbott

Title

Glass Brick and Brownstone Fronts

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1938

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed and signed verso, upper left, upside-down, in graphite: "Glass Brick & Brown stone Fronts / 211-09 E. 48TH ["TH" in superscript and underlined] St. N.Y.C. / By / Berenice Abbott"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 47.3 × 38 cm (18 5/8 × 15 in.)

Credit Line

The Art Institute of Chicago, Works Progress Administration Allocation

Reference Number

1943.1408

Extended information about this artwork

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