IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ANTHONY TERRANA Berenice Abbott Pennsylvania Station Interior, July 14 1936 Gelatin silver print. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm) Signed in pencil, titled 'Pennsylvania Station (Gare)' and annotated 'Photo/ Berenice Abbott/ 44 West 9th Street/ N.Y.C.' in ink on the verso.
Literature Abbott, Berenice Abbott Photographs, p. 100 Commerce Graphics Ltd, Inc, Berenice Abbott n.p. there dated circa 1934 O'Neal, Berenice Abbott American Photographer, pp. 102-105 for variants Catalogue Essay "I had to obtain all sorts of permission to make these photographs, but I knew I had to capture this magnificent building. Even with the big skylights the interior was dark, and there was movement. My film was slow and often I was forced to shoot at 1/10 or 1/25 of a second. it was absolutely wicked to tear the building down; it was cheating America, denying Americans their cultural heritage." - Berenice Abbott Read More
IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ANTHONY TERRANA Berenice Abbott Pennsylvania Station Interior, July 14 1936 Gelatin silver print. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm) Signed in pencil, titled 'Pennsylvania Station (Gare)' and annotated 'Photo/ Berenice Abbott/ 44 West 9th Street/ N.Y.C.' in ink on the verso.
Literature Abbott, Berenice Abbott Photographs, p. 100 Commerce Graphics Ltd, Inc, Berenice Abbott n.p. there dated circa 1934 O'Neal, Berenice Abbott American Photographer, pp. 102-105 for variants Catalogue Essay "I had to obtain all sorts of permission to make these photographs, but I knew I had to capture this magnificent building. Even with the big skylights the interior was dark, and there was movement. My film was slow and often I was forced to shoot at 1/10 or 1/25 of a second. it was absolutely wicked to tear the building down; it was cheating America, denying Americans their cultural heritage." - Berenice Abbott Read More
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