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Berenice Abbott

(American, 1898–1991)

[Young writer with her mynah bird]

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Object Details

Artist

Berenice Abbott

Date

1935–48 (negative); ca. 1980 (print)

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Mount: 8 1/16 × 10 1/16 inches (20.5 × 25.5 cm)
Mat: 14 × 18 inches (35.5 × 45.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Arthur Penn, Class of 1956, and Marilyn Penn

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85.068.089