[500 Fifth Ave. construction]

Artist Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991)

Date1931 (negative); 1970s (print)

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 inches (23.9 × 19.1 cm);
Mount: 10 1/8 × 8 1/16 inches (25.7 × 20.5 cm);
Mat: 17 15/16 × 14 1/16 inches (45.5 × 35.7 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Arthur Penn, Class of 1956, and Marilyn Penn

Terms

Photographs
Gelatin silver prints
Construction views
Manhattan, New York
Scaffolds
Skyscrapers

Object number85.068.342

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