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Book SynopsisThough best known for her 1930s documentary images of New York City, this book examines a broad range of Berenice Abbott's work - including portraits from the 1920s, little known and uncompleted projects from the 1930s, and experimental science photography from the 1950s.
Trade Review"Complex and compelling... A model for future scholarship on both historical and contemporary photography." -- Drew Sawyer History Of Photography "A fine book... Accounts for the look of Abbott's photographs in a way no one has done before." Oxford Art Journal "From a wealth of primary material, much of it long buried in archives and libraries, Weissman has created a fine documentary. Abbott's ... singular vision of the interaction of these are all presented with clear prose and scholarly consideration. Photography fans will find much here." Library Journal "Weissman offers a scholarly study that contributes importantly to a revaluing of the central works of the venerable yet undervalued American photographer Berenice Abbott." Choice
Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Monograph in the Negative 1 Berenice Abbott: Realist 2 Paris Portraits 3 "The Great Democratic Book" 4 Changing New York 5 PhotoPhysics Notes List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index
