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Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott

1898–1991

WA-00016984

Photography

Representation

None documented

41

Institutional Exhibitions

146

Works in Collection

244

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ231861

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

No image

Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

No image

Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

In the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

No image

Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

No image

People Watching

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

Views over America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

New York/New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Art for Corporations

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Artists by Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

No image

Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974�1976

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

Source Registry (4)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/berenice-abbott
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/berenice-abbott
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/41
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Movement

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Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (146)

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

1958 · Gelatin silver print

6 1/2 × 7 13/16" (16.6 × 19.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

1958 · Gelatin silver print

6 3/4 × 8 1/8" (17.2 × 20.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Focusing Water Waves, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Focusing Water Waves, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1958 · Gelatin silver print

6 9/16 × 7 15/16" (16.7 × 20.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wave Pattern with Glass Plate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Wave Pattern with Glass Plate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1958 · Gelatin silver print

6 9/16 × 7 9/16" (16.7 × 19.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

1958 · Gelatin silver print

6 7/8 × 7 7/8" (17.5 × 20 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

Photogram: Wave Pattern, MIT

1958 · Gelatin silver print

6 1/2 × 8" (16.6 × 20.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Gold Ball Bouncing Along a Hard Flat Board, Loses Energy. Where Has All the Energy Gone?

A Gold Ball Bouncing Along a Hard Flat Board, Loses Energy. Where Has All the Energy Gone?

1958 · Gelatin silver print

12 1/16 × 10 9/16" (30.7 × 26.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Interference of Waves

Interference of Waves

1958 · Gelatin silver print

10 5/8 × 12 9/16" (27 × 31.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia

Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia

1954 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34.4 × 27.2 cm (13 9/16 × 10 3/4 in.); Mount: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

U.S. Route One, Baltmore, Maryland

U.S. Route One, Baltmore, Maryland

1954 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 26.9 × 27.3 cm (10 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.); Mount: 50.8 × 40.7 cm (20 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Milliken's General Store, Bridgewater, Maine

Milliken's General Store, Bridgewater, Maine

1954 · Gelatin silver print

10 5/16 × 12 3/16" (26.2 × 30.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1949 · Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 22 7/8 × 18 in. (58.1 × 45.7 cm) Image: 22 7/8 × 18 in. (58.1 × 45.7 cm) Mount (board): 36 5/8 × 30 5/8 in. (93 × 77.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Old Cafe, Lafayette Hotel

Old Cafe, Lafayette Hotel

1949 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/2 × 7 7/16" (24.2 × 18.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Village Presbyterian Church, 143 West 13th Street

Village Presbyterian Church, 143 West 13th Street

1948 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/8 × 9 9/16" (18.1 × 24.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Commerce Street with Cherry Lane Theatre

Commerce Street with Cherry Lane Theatre

1948 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/16 × 7 5/16" (23.7 × 18.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Muller's Antique Shop, Greenwich Avenue and West 10th Street

Muller's Antique Shop, Greenwich Avenue and West 10th Street

1948 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Zito's Bakery, Bleecker Street

Zito's Bakery, Bleecker Street

1948 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

An Industrial Designer's Window, Bleecker Street

An Industrial Designer's Window, Bleecker Street

1948 · Gelatin silver print

14 1/2 × 10 7/8" (36.9 × 27.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Christopher Street Shop

Christopher Street Shop

1948 · Gelatin silver print

14 9/16 × 11 1/8" (37 × 28.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Edward Hopper, Greenwich Village, New York

Edward Hopper, Greenwich Village, New York

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 40.7 × 32.7 cm (16 1/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Mount: 55.7 × 45.6 cm (21 15/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Wing

1946 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 48.7 × 39 cm (19 3/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Soap Bubbles

1946 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/2 × 13 1/4" (26.6 × 33.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Max Ernst, New York

Max Ernst, New York

1941 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 24.3 × 19.3 cm (9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Paper: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rockefeller Center Parking Space

Rockefeller Center Parking Space

1938 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 17.9 × 24.2 cm (7 1/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Mount: 43.9 × 35.5 cm (17 5/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

146 published of 228 catalogued · 211 with image

MoMA
82 publishedof 164 catalogued152 img
Art Institute Chicago
59 published59 img
The Met
3 published
Whitney
2 published

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Images

Artsy artwork: Eugène Atget

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Night Lights

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Edward Hopper

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Gunsmith

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Changing New York: Photographs by Berenice Abbott (1939)

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Relationships

5

Collections5

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art Phillips Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Market

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Record

Selected Credits

41 total

1985Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985 — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1981Still Life — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1980Reinstallation of the Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1979Views over America — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1979Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1979Art of the Twenties — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1979In the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1979People Watching — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1978New York/New York — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1978Art for Corporations — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1977Artists by Artists — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1976Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974�1976 — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1976Photography for Collectors — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1974Public Landscapes — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1971Photographs of Women — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

New York · 1985

Exhibition Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1985

Group Exhibition Still Life

New York · 1981

Exhibition Still Life

Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1981

Group Exhibition Reinstallation of the Collection

New York · 1980

Exhibition Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1980