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Old Paris and changing New York : photographs by Eugلene Atget and Berenice Abbott

Moore, Kevin D., 1964- author, Atget, Eugلene, 1857-1927. Photographs, Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991. Photographs, Taft Museum of Art, host institution, FotoFocus (Organization), FotoFocus Biennial (2018 : Cincinnati, Ohio)

2018

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\"In this comprehensive study, Kevin Moore examines the relationship between Eugene Atget (1857-1927) and Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) and the nuances of their individual photographic projects. Abbott and Atget met in Man Ray's Paris studio in the early 1920s. Atget, then in his sixties, was obsessively recording the streets, gardens, and courtyards of the 19th-century city, old Paris, as modernization transformed it. Abbott acquired much of Atget's work after his death and was a tireless advocate for its value. She later relocated to New York and emulated Atget in her systematic documentation of that city, culminating in the publication of the project Changing New York. This publication discusses how, during the 1930s and 1940s, Abbott paid further tribute to Atget by publishing and exhibiting his work and by printing hundreds of images from his negatives, using the gelatin silver process. Through Abbott's efforts, Atget became known to an audience of photographers and writers who found diverse inspiration in his work. Abbott herself is remembered as one of the most independent, determined, and respected photographers of the 20th century\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: FotoFocus and the Taft Museum of Art ; In association with Yale University Press
• Subject: Atget, Eugلene, 1857-1927 Exhibitions. / Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 Exhibitions. / Paris (France) Pictorial works Exhibitions. / New York (N.Y.) Pictorial works Exhibitions.
• ISBN: 9780300235791, 0300235798

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TR645.C562 T34 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE