ABBOTT (Berenice). - Lot 6

ABBOTT (Berenice). Changing New York: A City in Motion, 1935–1939. Paris: Hazan / Paris Musées, 2002. Large quarto, illustrated hardcover by the publisher. Catalog of the exhibition dedicated to one of the major documentary projects in 20th-century American photography. Conducted between 1935 and 1939 as part of the Federal Art Project, the Changing New York campaign is Berenice Abbott’s major documentation of Manhattan’s transformation during the Great Depression. The images of skyscrapers, working-class streets, shops, bridges, and industrial architecture capture the coexistence of the old and the new, while revealing an exceptional mastery of composition inherited from the avant-garde. The essays trace the project’s origins, its historical context, and the lasting influence of this seminal work on documentary and urban photography. A beautifully presented volume, richly illustrated in black and white. Condition: very good copy; hardcover in excellent condition, with very slight signs of wear.