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Berenice Abbott
Fortieth Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, N.Y.1938

Not on view
Black and white photograph of an Art Deco skyscraper with stepped setbacks and vertical ribbed facade dominating a dense urban skyline, with lower rooftops and water towers in the foreground

Berenice Abbott, Fortieth Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, N.Y., 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Berenice Abbott
Title
Fortieth Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, N.Y.
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1938
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (23.9 × 19.21 cm) Primary support: 9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in. (25.08 × 20.16 cm) Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.18 × 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.88.96.2
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Berenice Abbott / Masters / Getty Images