Father Duffy, Times Square, Manhattan

Artist Berenice Abbott (American, 1898 - 1991)

DateApril 14, 1937

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 × 7 5/8 inches (23.81 × 19.37 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3867

InscribedStamp "Changing New York" Back of Print

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DescriptionImage of statue of a figure in front of a cross on platform with the inscription "Father Duffy." The figure portion of the statue is covered in plastic. In background are large advertisements and lighted signs.Provenance

Provenance

Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1993;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

Published References

Keith F. Davis. An American Century of Photography: from Dry-Plate to Digital. Kansas City, MO: Hallmark Cards, Inc. in association with H.N. Abrams, 1995. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Mead Art Museum, the International Center of Photography, the Auckland City Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the Museum of Photographic Arts, 119 (repro.).

Keith F. Davis. An American Century of Photography: from Dry-Plate to Digital. 2nd ed. Kansas City, MO: Hallmark Cards, Inc. in association with H.N. Abrams, 1999. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the Phillips Collection, the Seattle Art Museum, the Joslyn Art Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, the Columbus Art Museum, and the Denver Art Museum, 164 (repro.).

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