St. Mark’s Church, with Skywriting Spiral, East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue

Berenice Abbott, St. Mark's Church, with Skywriting Spiral, East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue, 1937, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.19
Berenice Abbott, St. Mark's Church, with Skywriting Spiral, East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue, 1937, gelatin silver print, sheet: 18 x 14 1⁄2 in. (45.8 x 36.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.19

Artwork Details

Title
St. Mark’s Church, with Skywriting Spiral, East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue
Artist
Date
1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 x 14 1⁄2 in. (45.8 x 36.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project — New York
  • Architecture — religious — St. Mark’s Church
  • Cityscape — street — 2nd Avenue
  • Cityscape — street — 10th Street
  • Architecture — religious — church
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
Object Number
1975.83.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.83.19

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Lorelei
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Date1971
color aquatint and etching
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