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

Title
Old Paris and changing New York : photographs by Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott / Kevin Moore.
Author
Moore, Kevin D., 1964-
Publication
  • Cincinnati : FotoFocus and the Taft Museum of Art : In association with Yale University Press, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927.
  • Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991.
  • Taft Museum of Art, host institution
  • FotoFocus (Organization)
  • FotoFocus Biennial (2018 : Cincinnati, Ohio)
Description
xvii, 138 pages : illustrations; 26 x 30 cm
Summary
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.0 This engaging 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 photographs. Abbott herself is remembered as one of the most independent, determined, and respected photographers of the 20th century.
Alternative Title
Photographs by Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott
Subject
  • Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927 > Exhibitions
  • Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 > Exhibitions
  • Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991
  • Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927
  • Paris (France) > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
  • New York (N.Y.) > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
  • France > Paris
  • New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Exhibition, pictorial works.
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, October 6, 2018-January 20, 2019.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Foreword / Deborah Emont Scott and Lynne D. Ambrosini -- Preface / Mary Ellen Goeke -- Acknowledgments -- Lenders -- Old Paris and changing New York : Photographs by Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott / Kevin Moore -- Plates -- Photography credits.
Call Number
JQF 18-2072
ISBN
  • 9780300235791
  • 0300235798
LCCN
2018938023
OCLC
1028882847
Author
Moore, Kevin D., 1964- author.
Title
Old Paris and changing New York : photographs by Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott / Kevin Moore.
Publisher
Cincinnati : FotoFocus and the Taft Museum of Art : In association with Yale University Press, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927. Photographs. Selections.
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991. Photographs. Selections.
Taft Museum of Art, host institution.
FotoFocus (Organization)
FotoFocus Biennial (2018 : Cincinnati, Ohio)
Research Call Number
JQF 18-2072
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