Berenice Abbott

numbered '136' in the negative, the photographer's Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' and caption stamps, with title, date, and annotations in colored pencil, on the reverse, 1936 (Yochelson, Greenwich Village, pl. 15)

This pleasingly warm-toned photograph, on smooth double-weight paper with a faint sheen, is in generally excellent condition. The margin edges are lightly worn, and the tips of the corners bumped or creased. In the upper margin, there are 2 small clamp impressions. On the reverse of the print, the 'Changing New York' caption stamp is annotated in colored pencil with the following information: Title: 'Christopher and Bleecker Streets' Place: 'Manhattan' Neg. # '136' Code: 'IA2' Date: 'June 18, 1936'
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