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Berenice Abbott

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Berenice Abbott (1898 - 1991) was active/lived in New York, Maine.  Berenice Abbott is known for Photography, painting and sculpture.

Berenice Abbott was born in Springford, Ohio, in 1898. After graduating from Ohio State University, she moved to New York to study journalism, but eventually decided on sculpture and painting.

In 1921, she moved to Paris to study with sculptor Emile Bourdelle. Abbot also worked with the surrealist photographer, Man Ray (1923-25), before opening her own studio in Paris. She photographed the leading artists in France and had her first exhibition at the Au Sacre du Printemps Gallery in 1926.

Abbott returned to the United States in 1929, and embarked on a project to photograph New York. In 1935 she managed to obtain funding for this venture from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and its Federal Art Project.

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5 Book References for Berenice Abbott
Year Author Title Pages Color
2013 Ruud, Brandon K. (Editor); Jorge Daniel Veneciano (Introduction) Encounters: Photography from the Sheldon Museum of Art 242 Yes
2012 Embury, Stuart; Brandon K. Ruud; Norman Geske; Jorge Daniel Veneciano, Introduction A Legacy of Giving: The Anna and Frank Hall Collection (The Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
(Exhibition catalog)		 80 Yes
2001 Thom, Ian et al Vancouver Collects (Vancouver Art Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)		 159 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1996 Barbara and Peter Toohil Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know… 363 Yes
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