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Berenice Abbott New York Portfolio III New York: Parasol Press Ltd., 1979. Twelve gelatin silver prints. Each approximately 18 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (47.6 x 37.8 cm) or the reverse. Each signed and lettered 'A' in pencil on the mount; credit reproduction limitation stamp on the reverse of the mount. Title page. Colophon. One from an edition of 65, numbered 1 through 60 and lettered sequentially 'A-E'. Enclosed in a cloth clamshell case.
Provenance Martina Hamilton Gallery, New York Literature Abbott, New York in the Thirties, pls. 3, 17, 26, 27, 28, 36, 51, 57, 84 Commerce Graphics, Berenice Abbott n.p., various plates Finley, Berenice Abbott n.p., various plates O'Neal, Berenice Abbott American Photographer, pp. 106, 115, 116, 133, variant, 144, 161 Photo Poche, Berenice Abbott pls. 19, 45, 49, variant Yochelson, Berenice Abbott Changing New York, pls. 3, 7, 9, 21, 30, 33, 34, 35, variant, 47, p. 376 Davis, An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital, pl. 242 Rosenblum, A History of Women Photographers, p. 176 Catalogue Essay Titles include: Gunsmith and Police Department Headquarters, 6 Centre Market Place, February, 1937; Tri-Boro Barber School, 264 Bowery Between East Houston and Price Streets, October 4, 1934; Treasury Building from J. P. Morgan's Office, 1936; Greyhound Bus Terminal, 33rd and 34th Streets Between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, July 14, 1936; Department of Dock's Building, Pier A, May 5, 1936; Cheese Shop, 276 Bleecker Street, February 2, 1937; Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue, May 18, 1938; Snuff Shop, 113 Division Street, January 26, 1938; Columbus Circle, Broadway, Central Park West and 59th Street, February 10, 1936; Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, July 2, 1936; Summer Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue Near 57th Street, October 8, 1936; and Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 21, Pennsylvania Road, March 23, 1937 Read More