Doorway: Treadwell House, 29th East 4th Street, Manhattan
Artist
Berenice Abbott
(American, 1898-1991)
CultureAmerican
DateSeptember 1, 1937
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Overall, Paper: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Paper: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel
Object number2007.12.8
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is of the front door to a stone building. There are ionic columns on either side of the door. A stone design surrounds the door and columns.ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007 Published ReferencesElizabeth McCausland, _New York in the Thirties: As Photographed by Berenice Abbott_ (New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. 1967), 43 ISBN: 0-486-22967-X Formerly Titled: "Changing New York"
