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THE MOVIES ON EXCHANGE STREET TO MOVE TO THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART MaineToday.com, ME - Nov 21, 2008 He has also curated many photography exhibitions by such artists as Berenice Abbott, Todd Webb, and Eugene Atget at art galleries at Westbook College and ...

DANIEL MASCLET photography Actuphoto.com, France - Nov 15, 2008 He curated exhibitions of Edward Weston’s work as well as Berenice Abbott’s and presented several lectures by Paul Strand. Masclet also collaborated with ...

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Berenice Abbott

by: Hank O'Neal
In 1921, with no money nor any knowledge of the French language, Berenice Abbott moved to Paris. Soon, she began travelling in the social circles of Paris' artistic avant garde. She learned photography from Man Ray and became a good friend of the celebrated Parisian photographer Eugene Atget. Inspired by Atget's passion for documenting the rapidly modernizing Paris, Abbott returned to New York City.

Berenice Abbot spent the 1930's travelling the streets of New York Street with her large format camera.

Berenice Abbott: Changing New York

by: Bonnie Yochelson
This book is a great choice for those who love great photography, Berenice Abbott fans, those who are interested in the history of New York in the 1930s, and those who would like to enjoy a little nostalgia about their formative years in that magnificent city.

Berenice Abbott returned from 8 years in Europe at age 30 in January 1929, planning on a short stay. Instead, she was transfixed by the changes in the New York City scene, and became obsessed by the opportunity to capture it photographically.

New York Changing: Revisiting Berenice Abbott's New York

by: Douglas Levere, Bonnie Yochelson
I'm fascinated by "then and now" picture compilations. That said, this book does have some really good examples of the genre, however they are surrounded by much less interesting and really unimportant locations throughout NYC. It's a mix. If you like to see how a great city changes, this will have some utility. As a former native New Yorker, I found enough to make me glad I'd bought it but not enough to delight me.

Berenice Abbott: Changing New York, the Complete WPA Project

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