Changing New York
(1939)
Medium
artist's book: half-tone plates and letterpress text, blue cloth cover, photographic dust jacket
Measurements
29.2 x 22.9 × 1.2 cm (closed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2022
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
In her funding proposal for the photobook Changing New York, Berenice Abbott described her desire to capture the ‘spirit’ of the city, driven by the realisation that ‘the tempo of the metropolis is not of eternity, or even time, but of the vanishing instant’. The images in the photobook are accompanied by texts written by Abbott’s partner, art critic Elizabeth McCausland. However, recent research has revealed that Abbott and McCausland’s original intentions for the book were significantly different to what was ultimately published, including alternate texts and a more innovative interplay between words and images.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
New York, New York, United States
Edition
1st edition
Printing/Publishing
published by E. P Dutton & Co., New York
Accession Number
2022.39
Department
International Prints and Drawings