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The main work of Albert Levy were his numerous photographic series of Modern American Architecture with at least 36 being known. Each series contained a portfolio of beteen 30 to 40 albumens each sized at 24 x 20 cm with an index page giving the name of the architect, owner and location of the building. The architects were best of their time (Herter Brothers, Richard Morris Hunt, George Browne Post, R.H. Robertson, Peabody and Stearns) and the owners were also important (William Henry Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Samuel J. Tilden and John Harjés). Albert Levy's Photographic Series Of Modern American Architecture: Lévy, Albert. 1883 Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: First Series, Private City Dwellings Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Second Series, Country Dwellings. Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Fifth Series, Messrs. Vanderbilt's Mansions. Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Ninth Series, Street Fronts Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Tenth Series, Sea Shore Cottages and Country Houses. Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Twelfth Series, Modern Street Architecture of Berlin, Street Fronts and Apartment Houses. Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Sixteenth Series, American Private City Dwellings. Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series : Lévy, Albert. 1895 Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: 3rd series, French Gothic and Renaissance, Civil and Domestic Architecture, New York: Albert Levy, 1884. Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: Thirty-First Series, Street Fronts, Stores, Office Buildings, Etc : Lévy, Albert. ca 1884 Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: 33rd series, American City and Country Residences, etc, New York: Albert Levy, 1884. Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: Thirty-Fifth Series, Sea Shore Cottages And Country Houses, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Maine : Lévy, Albert. 1895 Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: Thirty-Sixth Series, Sea-Shore Cottages, Etc., Newport, R.I., And Long Branch, N.J : Lévy, Albert. 1895 Architectural Photographic Series, city houses/Levy: 1 album, 38 leaves of plates: photographs 36x46 cm. New York, Albert Levy (between 1880-1895?). Other works included "L`architecture americaine" which consists of three series of albums:
There is also the series "Recueil photographique des nouveilles habitations pittoreques de France urbaines et rurales en pierre, brique, bois, ..." which is also a three serie album with 36 photos each. The second one is titled “Villas et chalets pittoresques”. References and additional sources New York Passengers list 1820-1957 United States Federal Census 1880's Biliotheque Nacionale de France (BnF) "Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889)" by Robert Taft "American Victorian Architecture", by Arnold Lewis and Keith Morgan (Dover publications, 1975) Collections Art Institute of Chicago (In the HALIC (Historical Architecture and Landscapes Image Collection) collection look for "Levy" and you will find 97 photos by Albert Levy. http://rbarchives.artic.edu/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=newHALIC&-loadframes) Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library (owns a catalogue of 2500 titles of Architectural photography by Albert Levy available in New York and Paris) The Bibliothèque Nationale the France (owns a catalogue of 2500 titles of Architectural photography by Albert Levy available in New York and Paris) Boston Public Library Centre Canadien d'Architecture Eastman-Butterfield Collection George Eastman House Jean Paul Getty Museum Library of Congress (They own the 2nd and 3rd serie of "L'Architecture Americaine" and they are looking for the 1st serie. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html and look for "Albert Levy") Metropolitan Museum of Art Ministère de Culture France Santa Barbara Museum of Art University of Lousville University of Winsconsin
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