Changing New York
1939
Book cover
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Dec 7, 2006, #2097, Lot 1)
LL/15945
1 of 64
"Changing New York" stamp for Berenice Abbott
1938 (ca)
Stamp
Lee Gallery
LL/13311
2 of 64
Manhattan Skyline II
[Changing New York]
1937
Silver print
9 5/8 x 8 ins (24.4 x 20.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, May 21, 2015, #2385, Lot 82)
LL/59481 [Further details available]
3 of 64
Broadway to the Battery (from the Irving Trust Company Building)
[Changing New York]
1938
Silver print
9 5/8 x 7 ins (24.4 x 17.8 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, May 21, 2015, #2385, Lot 83)
LL/59482 [Further details available]
4 of 64
Penn Station Interior, New York
1936 (taken) 1970s-1980s (print)
Silver print
13 1/2 x 11 in (34.2 x 27.9 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, May 22, 2007, #2115, Lot 304)
LL/19260 [Further details available]
5 of 64
Charles Lane
[Changing New York]
1938
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2x7 ins (24.1x17.8 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Photographs and other Properties from the Estate of Filmmaker Gary Winick, April 04, 2012, Sale: 2274, Lot: 291)
LL/47211 [Further details available]
6 of 64
Seventh Avenue Looking South from 35th Street
[Changing New York]
1935
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2x7 3/4 ins (24.1x19.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Dec 13, 2011, #2265, Lot 98)
LL/44950 [Further details available]
7 of 64
City Arabesque
1938
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 ins (24.1 x 17.8 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Feb 28 2012, Sale 2270, Fine Photographs & Photobooks, Lot: 42
LL/46961 [Further details available]
8 of 64
City Arabesque
[Changing New York]
1938 (taken) 1950s (print)
Silver print
13 3/4 x 10 ins (34.9 x 25.4 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, 12 Dec 2013, Sale no: 2335, Lot: 56
LL/52261
9 of 64
Brooklyn Bridge
1936
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Feb 28 2012, Sale 2270, Fine Photographs & Photobooks, Lot: 53
LL/46962 [Further details available]
10 of 64
Commerce Street, 39-41, Manhattan
[Changing New York]
1937
Silver contact print
10 x 8 ins (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
17 October 2019, Classic & Contemporary Photographs, Sale: 2520, Lot: 152
LL/94353
11 of 64
Rockefeller Center
[Changing New York]
1937
Silver print
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, 12 Dec 2013, Sale no: 2335, Lot: 57
LL/52262
12 of 64
"El" 2nd & 3rd Avenue Line, Bowery taken from Division St.
[Changing New York]
1936
Silver contact print
10x8 ins (25.4x20.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks, 19 April 2016, Lot: 85
LL/66182
13 of 64
Allen Street #55-57
[Changing New York]
1937
Silver contact print
10 x 8 ins (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, October 25, 2016, #2426, Lot 244
LL/69067
14 of 64
South and DePeyster Streets
[Changing New York]
1935
Silver contact print
9 1/2x7 3/4 ins (24.1x19.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks, 19 April 2016, Lot: 86
LL/66183
15 of 64
Forty-Eighth Street, between Second and Third Avenues
[Changing New York]
1938
Silver contact print
9 1/2x7 3/4 ins (24.1x19.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks, 19 April 2016, Lot: 93
LL/66188
16 of 64
Shelter on the waterfront, Pier 5, East River
[Changing New York]
1937
Silver contact print
9 1/2x7 3/4 ins (24.1x19.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks, 19 April 2016, Lot: 94
LL/66189 [Further details available]
17 of 64
De Peyster Statue, Bowling Green
1936
Silver print
10x8 ins (25.4x20.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, "Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs", Oct 13-14, 2015, #2393, Lot 102)
LL/61511 [Further details available]
18 of 64
Depeyster Statue, Bowling Green
[Changing New York]
1936, 23 July (taken, later print)
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins (24 x 18.9 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75485
19 of 64
Brownstone Front, New York
1940 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
19 x 12.2 cm
Artcurial
21 Nov 2015, Photography, Sale no: 2896, Lot 72
LL/62777
20 of 64
Rope Store: Peerless Equipment Co.
[Changing New York]
1950s
Silver print
8 x 10 ins (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, 12 Dec 2013, Sale no: 2335, Lot: 59
LL/52263
21 of 64
Brooklyn Facade: Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY,
[Changing New York]
1936
Gelatin silver print
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Phillips de Pury - New York
Phillips de Pury & Company, NY (Photographs, Oct 17, 2007, #31)
LL/23530 [Further details available]
22 of 64
Fifth Avenue, Nos. 4, 6, 8
1936
Gelatin silver print
19.2 x 24.4 cm (7 9/16 x 9 5/8 in)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987 (1987.1100.384)
© Berenice Abbott / Commerce Graphics Inc., Ltd.
LL/6363
23 of 64
Starrett Lehigh Bldg, 601 West 26th St. Manhattan, New York
1936 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in
Lee Gallery
Courtesy of Lee Gallery (M396)
LL/12923
24 of 64
Old Law Tenements from Forsyth and East Houston Streets
[Changing New York]
1937
Gelatin silver print
7 5/8 x 9 5/8 ins (19.4 x 24.4 cm)
Sotheby's - New York
Photographs, 1 April 2015, Lot: 98
LL/58485 [Further details available]
25 of 64
Corlears Street, #3-5
[Changing New York]
1937
Gelatin silver print
7 5/8 x 9 5/8 ins (19.4 x 24.4 cm)
Sotheby's - New York
Photographs, 1 April 2015, Lot: 99
LL/58486 [Further details available]
26 of 64
Gunsmith and Police Department
[Changing New York]
1937
Gelatin silver print
7 5/8 x 9 5/8 ins (19.4 x 24.4 cm)
Sotheby's - New York
Photographs, 1 April 2015, Lot: 102
LL/58488 [Further details available]
27 of 64
Pennsylvania Station
1936 (taken) 1982 (print)
Silver print
10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in (26.7 x 35 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction Oct 21, 2008, Lot 143)
LL/31256 [Further details available]
28 of 64
Under Riverside Drive Viaduct (145 Street and 12th Avenue)
[Changing New York]
1937
Silver contact print
8 x 10 ins (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
17 October 2019, Classic & Contemporary Photographs, Sale: 2520, Lot: 154
LL/94354
29 of 64
Spring and Varick Streets, Manhattan
[Changing New York]
1935
Silver contact print
9 1/2 x 7 3/4 ins (24.1 x 19.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, October 25, 2016, #2426, Lot 121
LL/69049
30 of 64
El Station, Ninth Avenue Line
[Changing New York]
1936
Silver contact print
9 7/8 x 8 ins (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, October 25, 2016, #2426, Lot 123
LL/69051
31 of 64
Starrett Lehigh Building
1936, July
Gelatin silver print
19.80 x 24.50 cm (7 3/4 x 9 5/8 ins) (image) 20.20 x 25.50 cm (7 15/16 x 10 ins) (paper)
Cleveland Museum of Art
John L. Severance Fund, 2007.21
LL/70368
32 of 64
Hudson River Bridge
1930, Spring
Gelatin silver print
23.70 x 17.30 cm (9 5/16 x 6 3/4 ins)
Cleveland Museum of Art
John L. Severance Fund, 2007.20
LL/70369
33 of 64
Madison Avenue Looking North from 38th Street, Manhattan
1936
Gelatin silver print
24.10 x 11.20 cm (9 7/16 x 4 3/8 ins)
Cleveland Museum of Art
John L. Severance Fund, 1990.108
LL/70370
34 of 64
Grove Street, No. 45, Manhattan
[Changing New York]
1935
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 3/4 ins (24.1 x 19.7 cm) (image)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, February 14, 2017, #2436, Lot: 101
LL/72580
35 of 64
Williamsburg Bridge from South 8th and Berry Streets, Brooklyn
[Changing New York]
1937
Gelatin silver print
25.3 x 19.6 cm
Lempertz - Cologne
Auction 1109, Photographie, 1 June 2018, Lot: 85
LL/83349
36 of 64
West Street Row III, 115 - 118
[Changing New York]
1938
Gelatin silver print
20.3 x 25.3 cm
Lempertz - Cologne
Auction 1109, Photographie, 1 June 2018, Lot: 86
LL/83350
37 of 64
Broadway Near Broome Street
[Changing New York]
1935
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10 ins (20.3 x 25.4 cm) (image)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, February 14, 2017, #2436, Lot: 102
LL/72581
38 of 64
Pier 14, North River: From First and Fulton Street
[Changing New York]
1938
Gelatin silver print, contact
8 x 10 ins (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks, April 20, 2017, #2443, Lot: 136
LL/74143
39 of 64
Broome Street, Nos. 512-514, Between Thompson Street and West Broadway
[Changing New York]
1935, 7 October
Gelatin silver print
13 1/2 x 10 1/2 ins (34.3 x 26.7 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75496
40 of 64
Gay Street, Nos. 14-16, between Chistopher Street and Waverly Place
[Changing New York]
1937, 16 October
Gelatin silver print
7 1/2 x 9 5/8 ins (19 x 24.3 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75513
41 of 64
Washington Square North, Nos. 21-25, between Fifth Avenue and MacDougal Street
[Changing New York]
1936, 12 August
Gelatin silver print
7 1/4 x 9 3/8 ins (18.5 x 23.9 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75515
42 of 64
Grand Street, Nos. 511-513, between Sheriff and Columbia Streets
[Changing New York]
1937, April 1
Gelatin silver print
7 1/2 x 9 1/4 ins (18.9 x 23.6 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75518 [Further details available]
43 of 64
"El" Station Interior Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines, Downtown Side, Columbus Avenue and 72nd Street
[Changing New York]
1936, 6 February
Gelatin silver print
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins (19.2 x 24.2 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75519 [Further details available]
44 of 64
St. Mark's Church: Skywriting Spiral, East 10th Street and Second Avenue
[Changing New York]
1937, 23 March (taken) 1970s (print)
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins (24 x 19 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75520 [Further details available]
45 of 64
St. Bartholomew's Church, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and General Electric Building, Park Avenue and 51st Street
[Changing New York]
1936, 2 April
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 3/8 ins (24.1 x 18.8 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75521 [Further details available]
46 of 64
Willow Street, No. 104, between Clark and Pierrepont Streets
[Changing New York]
1936, 14 May
Gelatin silver print
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 ins (23.8 x 19 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75522 [Further details available]
47 of 64
Fulton Street Dock: Manhattan Skyline from Pier 17
[Changing New York]
1935, 26 November
Gelatin silver print
7 3/8 x 9 1/4 ins (18.8 x 23.6 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75524 [Further details available]
48 of 64
Rhinelander Row I, Seventh Avenue between West 12th and 13th Streets
[Changing New York]
1936, 20 March
Gelatin silver print
6 1/2 x 9 5/8 ins (16.6 x 24.3 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75525 [Further details available]
49 of 64
Tempo of the City II, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
[Changing New York]
1938, 13 May
Gelatin silver print
13 1/4 x 10 3/8 ins (33.8 x 26.3 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75528 [Further details available]
50 of 64
Doorway: 204 West 13th Street, between Seventh and Greenwich Avenues
[Changing New York]
1937, 5 May
Gelatin silver print
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 ins (23.8 x 19 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75539 [Further details available]
51 of 64
Starrett-Lehigh Building
[Changing New York]
1930-1933 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins (24 x 19.2 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75543 [Further details available]
52 of 64
Lyric Theatre, 100 Third Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets
[Changing New York]
1936, 24 April
Gelatin silver print
10 5/8 x 13 1/2 ins (26.9 x 34.3 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75516 [Further details available]
53 of 64
William Goldberg, 771 Broadway at East 9th Street
[Changing New York]
1930s (taken) 1970s (print)
Gelatin silver print
13 1/4 x 10 1/4 ins (33.7x26 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Photographs and other Properties from the Estate of Filmmaker Gary Winick, April 04, 2012, Sale: 2274, Lot: 285)
LL/47210 [Further details available]
54 of 64
Kosher Chicken Market, 55 Hester Street
1937
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 9/16 ins (24.1 x 19.2 cm) (image and sheet) 13 9/16 x 10 3/8 ins (34.4 x 26.4 cm) (mount)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Gift of E. M. Benson, 1945, Accession Number: 2003-97-1
LL/71282
55 of 64
Snuff Shop, 113 Division Street at Orchard Street
[Changing New York]
1938, 26 January (taken, later print)
Gelatin silver print
13 1/4 x 10 7/8 ins (33.7 x 27.6 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75497
56 of 64
Sumner Healy Antique Shop
1936
Gelatin silver print
24.00 x 19.20 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 ins)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Anonymous Gift, 1986.186
LL/70371
57 of 64
Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue
[Changing New York]
1938 (taken) 1980s (print)
Silver print
19 1/4 x 15 1/4 ins (48.9 x 38.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, "Important Photograms & Photobooks", Dec 9, 2010, #2233, Lot 220)
LL/42117 [Further details available]
58 of 64
Pingpank Barber Shop, 413 Bleecker Street
[Changing New York]
1935 (taken) 1980s (print)
Silver print
19 1/4 x 15 1/4 ins (48.9 x 38.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, "Important Photograms & Photobooks", Dec 9, 2010, #2233, Lot 225)
LL/42119 [Further details available]
59 of 64
Facade, 14 West 12 Street
[Changing New York]
1936
Gelatin silver print
7 3/4x9 3/4 ins (19.6x24.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Dec 13, 2011, #2265, Lot 99)
LL/44951 [Further details available]
60 of 64
Bread Store, 259 Bleecker Street
[Changing New York]
1937, 3 February
Gelatin silver print
24 1/4 x 18 3/4 ins (61.5 x 47.8 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75488
61 of 64
Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery at Bleecker Street
[Changing New York]
1938, 26 January (taken, later print)
Gelatin silver print
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins (19.2 x 24.2 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75489
62 of 64
Newsstand, Southwest Corner of 32nd Street and Third Avenue
[Changing New York]
1935, 19 November (taken)
Gelatin silver print
7 1/2 x 9 3/8 ins (19.1 x 23.8 cm)
Heritage Auctions
2017 May 18 - 19 Photographs Signature Auction - New York #5298
LL/75490
63 of 64
Union Square.
[Changing New York]
1936
Silver print
7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (19.7 x 24.8 cm.) (image)
Swann Galleries - New York
21 October 2021, Sale 2583, Lot: 118
LL/115100
64 of 64
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