A black-and-white close-up photograph of what looks like filaments from light bulbs and other electrical devices.

Scientific Apparatus

Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)

Date

1942-1944
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Object Format

Photogram
Dimensions

9 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
c. rubber stamp: photograph \ berenice abbott \ 50 commercest. \ new york city
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1998.22
Copyright

© Estate of Berenice Abbott

American Still Life

February 14–August 16, 2015

Organized in celebration of a recent acquisition, American Still Life highlights the ability of 19th and 20th-century American artists to celebrate the ordinary through their paintings, whether trompe l’oeil masters or modernist photographers.

Location: Off view

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