West Side Express Highway and Piers 95-98

Berenice Abbott

Caption

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991). West Side Express Highway and Piers 95-98, November 10, 1937. Gelatin silver print, image: 7 x 9 5/8 in. (17.8 x 24.4 cm) 8 x 9 3/4 in. (20.3 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X858.40.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

West Side Express Highway and Piers 95-98

Date

November 10, 1937

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

image: 7 x 9 5/8 in. (17.8 x 24.4 cm) 8 x 9 3/4 in. (20.3 x 24.8 cm)

Markings

Stamped on verso: "Federal Art Project 'Changing New York'"; title and another title erased: "West Side Express Highway and Piers 95-98"; "Place: From Roof of 619 West 54th Street Manhattan"; "Neg. A#295 Code II A I C I A 4a"; "November 10, 1937"; encircled: "61"

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X858.40

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