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Porte de Montreuil, Zoniers,
1913, printed 1930s
Eugène Atget, French, 1857–1927
Printed by Berenice Abbott, 1898–1991; born Springfield, OH; died Monson, ME
Printed by Berenice Abbott, 1898–1991; born Springfield, OH; died Monson, ME
2004-339
More Context
In just over three decades, the French photographer Eugène Atget made ten thousand photographic negatives that documented the cultural legacy of France and its rapidly changing capital, Paris. Atget considered himself a documentary photographer and marketed his services to artists, architects, libraries, and museums. His diverse portfolio included images of ragpickers’ shacks in an area just outside the nineteenth-century walls of Paris, known as the “zone.”
Information
Title
Porte de Montreuil, Zoniers
Dates
1913, printed 1930s
Maker
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
16.1 x 22.2 cm. (6 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
mount: 36.2 x 28.8 cm. (14 1/4 x 11 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2004-339
Place Made
North America, United States, New York, New York
Place Depicted
Europe, France, Paris, Porte de Montreuil
Marks/Labels/Seals
In negative, lower left of print: [reversed] 44
Culture
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