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Hardware Store

Photograph
1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph depicting an urban hardware store's window and sidewalk display - full of signs, tools and price tags


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleHardware Store (generic title)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
Photograph by Berenice Abbott, 'Hardware Store', 1938, gelatin silver print
Physical description
Photograph depicting an urban hardware store's window and sidewalk display - full of signs, tools and price tags
Dimensions
  • Width: 340mm
  • Height: 270mm
Gallery label
Photography Centre 2018-20: Berenice Abbott (1898–1991) Hardware Store 1938 Between 1935 and 1939, the Federal Art Project employed Abbott to make a series of photographs entitled Changing New York, documenting the rapid development and urban transformation of the city. This picture shows the façade of a downtown hardware store, its wares arranged in a densely-packed window display which extends beyond the shop itself and onto the pavement. [58] Gelatin silver print Museum no. PH.1155-1980
Collection
Accession number
PH.1155-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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