House of the Modern Age, Park Avenue & 39th Street, October 1936
House of the Modern Age, Park Avenue & 39th Street, October 1936

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House of the Modern Age, Park Avenue & 39th Street, October 1936,

October 13, 1936

Berenice Abbott, 1898–1991; born Springfield, OH; died Monson, ME
2007-53

Information

Title
House of the Modern Age, Park Avenue & 39th Street, October 1936
Dates

October 13, 1936

Maker
Berenice Abbott
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 19.2 x 24.1 cm. (7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 20 x 25.1 cm. (7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Charina Foundation
Object Number
2007-53
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, Manhattan, New York, House of the Modern Age

Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, oil paintings, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
skyscrapers, cityscapes, perspective-related concepts

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