Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott

American Photographer · 1898–1991

51 works on LinkedCulture

> The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective. What I mean by objectivity is not the objectivity of a machine, but of a sensible human being with the mystery of personal selection at the heart of it. The second challenge has been to impose order onto the things seen and to supply the v

American Shops, Lodi, NJ, 30-Jul-54

American Shops, Lodi, NJ, 30-Jul-54

Getty Museum · negative July 30, 1954; print 1970s

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Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, 13-Jun-54

Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, 13-Jun-54

Getty Museum · negative June 13, 1954; print later

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Beams of Light Through Glass

Beams of Light Through Glass

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn

Getty Museum · May 22, 1936

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Chanin Building, New York

Chanin Building, New York

Getty Museum · about 1935

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[Church and Cemetery, New York City]

[Church and Cemetery, New York City]

Getty Museum · about 1936

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[Cityscape, New York]

[Cityscape, New York]

Getty Museum · about 1930s

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Collision of Two Balls

Collision of Two Balls

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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Cycloid

Cycloid

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1960; print 1982

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Driftwood Inn, Vero Beach, Florida

Driftwood Inn, Vero Beach, Florida

Getty Museum · 1954

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Edward Hopper, Greenwich Village, New York

Edward Hopper, Greenwich Village, New York

Getty Museum · 1947

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Eugène Atget

Eugène Atget

Getty Museum · 1927

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George Washington Bridge, New York

George Washington Bridge, New York

Getty Museum · 1937

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Hell Gate Bridge, New York

Hell Gate Bridge, New York

Getty Museum · about 1935

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House Belfast, Maine

House Belfast, Maine

Getty Museum · 1954

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James Joyce, Paris

James Joyce, Paris

Getty Museum · negative 1928; print later

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John Sloan

John Sloan

Getty Museum · 1950

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Lobster Traps, Maine

Lobster Traps, Maine

Getty Museum · 1968

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[Lower East Side] / [Poultry Market, New York City]

[Lower East Side] / [Poultry Market, New York City]

Getty Museum · about 1936

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Magnetic Field

Magnetic Field

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1960; print 1982

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Magnetic Field

Magnetic Field

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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Manhattan Bridge, Rec. Area, New York

Manhattan Bridge, Rec. Area, New York

Getty Museum · about 1935

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Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne, Florida

Getty Museum · 1954

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Mori's Restaurant

Mori's Restaurant

Getty Museum · November 21, 1935

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Multiple Flash Photograph

Multiple Flash Photograph

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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New River Queen, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

New River Queen, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Getty Museum · 1954

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Normandie, North River, Manhattan, From Pier 88, French Line

Normandie, North River, Manhattan, From Pier 88, French Line

Getty Museum · September 14, 1938

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Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse in the U.S.A

Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse in the U.S.A

Getty Museum · negative 1954; print later

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Orchids, Miami, Florida

Orchids, Miami, Florida

Getty Museum · 1954

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[Path of a Moving Ball]

[Path of a Moving Ball]

Getty Museum · 1958–1960

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Path of a Moving Ball

Path of a Moving Ball

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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Pendulum Swing

Pendulum Swing

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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[Portrait of Eugène Atget]

[Portrait of Eugène Atget]

Getty Museum · negative 1927; print later

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[Post Office with "Wanted Posters"]

[Post Office with "Wanted Posters"]

Getty Museum · 1954

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[Repair Shop, Christopher Street]

[Repair Shop, Christopher Street]

Getty Museum · about 1946

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Saxony Hotel, Miami, Florida

Saxony Hotel, Miami, Florida

Getty Museum · 1954

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Soap Bubbles

Soap Bubbles

Getty Museum · negative about 1945; print 1982

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Soap Bubbles

Soap Bubbles

Getty Museum · 1958–1961

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Spinning Wrench

Spinning Wrench

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1960; print 1982

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St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel

Getty Museum · about 1936

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Swinging Ball

Swinging Ball

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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[The West Side, Looking North from the Upper 30s / Nightview]

[The West Side, Looking North from the Upper 30s / Nightview]

Getty Museum · 1932

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Tri-Borough Bridge

Tri-Borough Bridge

Getty Museum · June 29, 1937

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Union Square, Manhattan

Union Square, Manhattan

Getty Museum · July 16, 1936

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Untitled (construction workers)

Untitled (construction workers)

Getty Museum · negative 1954; print later

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Untitled (corner of McElderry Street and Aisquith Street), Baltimore, Maryland

Untitled (corner of McElderry Street and Aisquith Street), Baltimore, Maryland

Getty Museum · 1954

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Untitled (on ramp to the NY State route 9A)

Untitled (on ramp to the NY State route 9A)

Getty Museum · negative about 1935; print later

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Untitled (parkway below structure), New York

Untitled (parkway below structure), New York

Getty Museum · negative about 1935; print later

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Untitled (Statue)

Untitled (Statue)

Getty Museum · negative 1954; print later

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Untitled (U.S. Route 1), Maine

Untitled (U.S. Route 1), Maine

Getty Museum · negative about 1968; print later

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Water Pattern

Water Pattern

Getty Museum · negative 1958–1961; print 1982

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