Berenice Abbott

1898–1991

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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.

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Artworks

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Berenice Abbott Tri-Boro Barber Shop

1935

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Berenice Abbott Leadbelly

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Berenice Abbott Dinty Moore Antiques

c.1937

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Features

Essay

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 exhibition …