Berenice Abbott

1898–1991

In Tate Britain

Prints and Drawings Rooms

View by Appointment

Biography

Berenice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991), née Bernice Alice Abbott, was an American photographer best known for her portraits of between-the-wars 20th century cultural figures, New York City photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science interpretation in the 1940s to 1960s.

This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. Spotted a problem? Let us know.

Read full Wikipedia entry

Artworks

Sorry, copyright restrictions prevent us from showing this object here

Berenice Abbott Dinty Moore Antiques

c.1937
View by appointment P13098

Sorry, copyright restrictions prevent us from showing this object here

Berenice Abbott Tri-Boro Barber Shop

1935
View by appointment P13100

Sorry, copyright restrictions prevent us from showing this object here

Berenice Abbott Leadbelly

date not known
P13099

Features

William Eggleston Morton, Mississippi 1969-70 dye transfer print 53 x 66.5 cm

Cruel and tender

Carter Ratcliff

What is the place of documentary photography in art? This is the central question raised by Tate's first major ...

You might like

Horacio Coppola, ‘London’ 1934

Horacio Coppola

1906–2012
Jean Moral, ‘Flowers in Piccadilly’ 1934

Jean Moral

1906–1999
Lionel Wendt, ‘[title not known]’ c.1934–7

Lionel Wendt

1900–1944
Hannes Kilian, ‘London’ 1955

Hannes Kilian

1909–1999
Werner Mantz, ‘Detail of Kalkerfeld settlement, Cologne 1928’ 1928, printed 1977

Werner Mantz

1901–1983
James Van Der Zee, ‘Wedding Day, Harlem’ 1926, printed 1974

James Van Der Zee

1886–1983
Gunther Sander, ‘August Sander’ 1956, printed 1990

Gunther Sander

1907–1986
Edward Weston, ‘Shells’ 1927, printed later

Edward Weston

1886–1958
Herbert List, ‘Totally blind’ 1936

Herbert List

1903–1975
Wolfgang Suschitzky, ‘Trafalgar Square’ 1942, later print

Wolfgang Suschitzky

1912–2016
Lisette Model, ‘French gambler, Promenade des Anglais, Riviera’ 1934, printed 1976

Lisette Model

1901–1983
Brassaï, ‘Young Lesbian at Monocle’ 1932, printed later

Brassaï

1899–1984
August Sander, ‘Young Farmers’ 1914, printed 1996

August Sander

1876–1964
Ryukichi Shibuya, ‘Untitled (Advertising photograph, mannequin hand and flower)’ c.1936

Ryukichi Shibuya

1904–1995
Iwao Yamawaki, ‘Cafeteria after lunch, Bauhaus, Dessau’ 1930–2, printed later

Iwao Yamawaki

1898–1987