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Depictions mainly of metal craft and sculpture classes at the Harlem Community Arts Center, in Harlem, New York, produced for the documentary project "Changing New York," done for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, in 1938-1939, consisting of views of young African American male students taking classes at the Center; and a street view of businesses located at 422-424 Lenox Avenue, in Harlem. Also included are two studio portraits of men (ca. 1929-1939), one who is identified as M. Stinnette.
Names
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 (Photographer)
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) (Sponsor)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1929 - 1939 (Questionable)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Portfolio (Abbott, B.)
Topics
Harlem Community Arts Center (New York, N.Y.)
African American children -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
African American students -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Art centers -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Men -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Museum of the City of New York
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Berenice Abbott.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Two photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; many items bear hand stamp of the Federal Art Project on verso. One item bears typewritten caption label attached to verso; some items bear handwritten captions on verso. One item bears an inscription and is mounted. Some items are duplicates.
Content: One item is held by the Museum of the City of New York.
Biographical/historical: Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991, was an American photographer who was best known for her documentary project, "Changing New York," for the Federal Art Project (1935-1939) which chronicled the neighborhoods and architecture of Manhattan.
Physical Description
Extent: 23 items (.3 cubic ft., one box)
Extent: 20 photographic prints :gelatin silver, black and white ;36 x 28 cm and smaller.
Extent: 3 photographic prints :gelatin silver, black and white ;26 x 21 cm and smaller.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1273430904
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22609938
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4756610-6963-013d-eb89-0242ac110002
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