The works of one of the century's most celebrated photographers are featured in more than 300 duotones, arranged to trace Yochelson's New York City odyseey. Also included are 113 varient images, line drawings, period maps, and an explanatory text.
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The works of one of the century's most celebrated photographers are featured in more than 300 duotones, arranged to trace Yochelson's New York City odyseey. Also included are 113 varient images, line drawings, period maps, and an explanatory text.
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Add this copy of Berenice Abbott: Changing New York to cart. $42.00, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by The New Press.
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VG, exlibrary solid copy with red ink stamp on text block edges and inside front cover, rear cover, etc. Seldom used. Black & illus. wraps, 399 pp., 307 duotone plates, with 113 variant images, line drawings and period maps. From the dj of the hardbound edition: Berenice Abbott is one of this century's leading photographers. Her New York City images, especially the Changing New York project of 1935-39, have come to define Depression-era New York. The images are arranged geographically in 8 sections. Included is explanatory text, exploring Abbott's compositional choices and her artistic and historical preoccupations, as well as the history of New York. A Midwesterner who first came to New York in 1918, Abbott (1898-1991) was one of the twentieth century's most important photographers, and her images have come to define 1930s New York. With the financial support of the WPA's Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1939, she was able to realize her ambition to document a "changing New York." This deluxe hardcover edition features more than 300 duotones--the complete WPA project--and 113 variant images, drawings, and period maps, as well as an explanatory text on Abbott's life and work. -from publisher description. Contents as follows: Wall Street / City Hall / South Street districts--Lower East Side--Lower West Side--Greenwich Village--Middle West Side--Middle East Side--North of 59th Street--Outer Boroughs--Catalogue.
Add this copy of Berenice Abbott: Changing New York: the Museum of the to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Voyageur Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milwaukee, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by The New Press.
Add this copy of Berenice Abbott Changing New York to cart. $64.95, very good condition, Sold by Last Exit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Charlottesville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by New Press, The.
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Very Good. Trade PB. 4to. Published by The New Press / The Museum of the City of New York, New York. 1997. 399 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Originally published by The New Press in 1997 to stellar reviews and great acclaim, Berenice Abbott: Changing New York sold more than 20, 000 copies in its combined editions and was featured in Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and the New York Daily News and called "the definitive visual record of the city as it was during the Depression" by the Washington Post. A Midwesterner who first came to New York in 1918, Abbott (1898–1991) was one of the twentieth century's most important photographers, and her images have come to define 1930s New York. In 1921, she moved to Paris and worked as Man Ray's darkroom assistant. Inspired by the great French photographer Eugène Atget, she returned to America in 1929 to photograph New York City. With the financial support of the WPA's Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1939, she was able to realize her ambition to document a "changing New York."; 9.25 X 1.25 X 12.25 inches; 400 pages.
Add this copy of Berenice Abbott: Changing New York to cart. $85.34, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by New Press, The.
Add this copy of Berenice Abbott: Changing New York to cart. $206.81, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by New Press, The.
Add this copy of Berenice Abbott: Changing New York to cart. $2,346.50, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by New Pr.
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New. 1565845560. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED-399 pages. "Now in paperback, the highly acclaimed, definitive collection of Abbott's popular New York photographs. Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was one of this century's greatest photographers, and her New York City images have come to define 1930"s New York. The response to The New Press's landmark hardcover publication of Berenice Abbott: Changing New York was extraordinary. In addition to receiving rave reviews, it was chosen a best book of the year by the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and New York Newsday, and was featured in Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and the New York Daily News. A midwesterner who came to New York in 1918, Abbott moved to Paris in 1921 and worked as Man Ray's photographic assistant. Inspired by French photographer Atget, Abbott returned to America in 1929 to photograph New York City. With the financial support of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1939, she was able to realize her ambition to document a "changing New York, " a project that remains the centerpiece of her career. Now available for the first time in an affordable paperback edition, Berenice Abbott features more than 300 duotones, arranged geographically in eight sections tracing the photographer's New York City odyssey. It also includes 113 variant images, line drawings, and period maps, as well as an explanatory text, which explores Abbott's compositional choices, her artistic and historical preoccupations, and the history of New York."--with a bonus offer--
