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Hudson River Bridge

spring 1930

Berenice Abbott

(American, 1898–1991)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 23.7 x 17.3 cm (9 5/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2007.20
Copyright
© Berenice Abbott/Getty Images
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Abbot was commissioned to photograph the construction of Manhattan’s George Washington Bridge for an article in Architectural Record. She drew attention to the industrial structure’s abstract, aesthetic qualities and its height through her choice of camera angle.
A vertically oriented sepia photograph depicts the underside of the Hudson River Bridge, an industrial metal arch arcing down from the upper left corner of the photograph to the lower right and empty sky in the lower left corner.

Hudson River Bridge

spring 1930

Berenice Abbott

(American, 1898–1991)
America

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