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When did Berenice Abbott retire?
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Noted photographer Berenice Abbott had no official retirement, but her work tapered off after she moved to Maine in the late 1960s. She was able to live off the rise in popularity of her prior works in the 1970s and basically lived a small-town existence until her death in 1991. Shop a selection of Berenice Abbott pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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WASHINGTON SQUARE LOOKING NORTH
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in Portland, ME
Abbott, Berenice. WASHINGTON SQUARE LOOKING NORTH.
Vintage Gelatin Silver print, 1936.
Stamped verso "Federal Art Project/"Changing New York"/Photograp...
Category
1930s Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York at Night
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
13.5 x 10.5 inch gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980
Framed to 26.5 x 22.5 inches
Signed on verso
Berenice Abbott's "New York at Night" is one ...
Category
1980s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
GUS HILL'S MINSTRELS
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in Portland, ME
Abbott, Berenice GUS HILL'S MINSTRELS Vintage Gelatin Silver print, 1936. Stamped verso "Federal Art Project/"Changing New York"/Photographs by Berenice Abbott" and also stamped and ...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
EL STATION - NINTH AVENUE LINE
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in Portland, ME
Abbott, Berenice EL STATION - NINTH AVENUE LINE Vintage Gelatin Silver print, 1936. Stamped verso "Federal Art Project/"Changing New York"/Photographs by Berenice Abbott" and also s...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hoboken Ferry Terminal, Lackawanna Railroad, Barclay Street, New York
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lyric Theatre, 100 Third Avenue 1936, Hand Signed Gelatin Silver Print, Framed
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in Aventura, FL
Lyric Theatre, 100 Third Avenue 1936. Printed in 1982. Gelatin silver print on mounting sheet. Hand signed by Abbott lower right margin of the mount. Hand stamped reading "Bereni...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Silver Gelatin
