New York changing : revisiting Berenice Abbott's New York / Douglas Levere ; text by Bonnie Yochelson.

Main entry:

Levere, Douglas, 1966-

Title & Author:

New York changing : revisiting Berenice Abbott's New York / Douglas Levere ; text by Bonnie Yochelson.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

191 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Berenice Abbott's Changing New York project captured a modern vision of Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs in the 1930s. From 1997 to 2003, I returned to the original sites, with the identical 8x10 Century Universal camera that Abbott used, and at the same time of day and year Abbott's photographs were taken, revealing New York Changing over sixty years"--Page 10.
"Museum of the City of New York."
"Berenice Abbott's Changing New York project captured a modern vision of Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs in the 1930s. From 1997 to 2003, I returned to the original sites, with the identical 8x10 Century Universal camera that Abbott used, and at the same time of day and year Abbott's photographs were taken, revealing New York Changing over sixty years"--P. 10.
Foreword / Paul Goldberger -- Preface / Susan Henshaw Jones -- Revisiting Berenice Abbott's Changing New York / Douglas Levere -- Introduction / Bonnie Yochelson -- PLATES: -- Downtown Manhattan, East -- Downtown Manhattan, West -- Midtown -- North of 120th Street and outer boroughs.
Also issued online.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568984731 (alk. paper)
9781568984735 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991.
Levere, Douglas, 1966-
Abbott, Berenice.
Photography New York (State) New York History 20th century.
Photographie New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.
Photography
Photographie artistique.
1930-1939.
1990-1999.
2000-2009.
New York (N.Y.) Pictorial works.
New York (State) New York
New York (N.Y.)
New York <NY, Motiv>

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Pictorial works
Photographie (Descripteur de forme)
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Yochelson, Bonnie.
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991. Changing New York.
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991
Museum of the City of New York.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233206
Call No.: TR140.L661 L4 2005
Status: Available

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