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Under the El

Under the El

c. 1932
(American, 1898–1991)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 19.9 x 24.4 cm (7 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund 1992.241
© Berenice Abbott/Getty Images
Location: not on view

Description

Best known for New York architectural scenes, Abbott sometimes photographed the city’s inhabitants like this “Bowery Bum,” the alternative title that Abbott used for this image. The term was used to describe the people who flocked to the Bowery, a Lower East Side street and neighborhood that became the city’s skid row. This man sleeps in the shade of the elevated train that ran above the Bowery.
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  • {{cite web|title=Under the El|url=false|author=Berenice Abbott|year=c. 1932|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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