Abbott, Berenice
American (1898-1991)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Greyhound Bus Terminal
SERIES TITLE: Federal Arts Project "Changing New York"

July 14, 1936
gelatin silver print
26.3 x 33.5 cm.
Museum Purchase
GEH NEG: 14964
71:0021:0014

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
McCausland, Elizabeth. --New York in the Thirties as Photographed by Berenice Abbott.-- New York: Dover, 1973. p. 57.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p. 615.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
""Permanent" Survey of the History of Photography", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Galleries, 1974-1978, 1974.//
""Permanent" Survey Exhibition - 20th Century", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Galleries, August 1979 - March 1984, 1979.//
"Survey of the History of 20th Century Photography", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Gallery, March 1985 - April 1987, 1985.//
"Insight: Women's Photographs from the Collection", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - North Gallery, June 24 - December 10, 1995.//

INSCRIPTION: verso-(on attached paper) "Accession No. Abbott 142" "Title Greyhound Bus Terminal", 33d and 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, July 14, 1936" "This slip authorizes a one-time use of this photograph with credit as given below...." "Photograph By Berenice Abbott For Federal Art Project 'Changing New York'" "Photo Library Department, Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue, 103rd to 104th Street, New York, N.Y. 10029."

copyright, Berenice Abbott

NOTES: Catalogued 1/85, HA/KC, updated 3/95, DZ/AS.

SUBJECTS:
architecture, bus terminal
transportation, bus