Berenice Abbott: A View of the 20th Century

About Berenice Abbott Berenice Alice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991), was an American photographer best known for her portraits of between-the-wars 20th century cultural figures, New York City photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science interpretation in the 1940s to 1960s. Abbott was born in Springfield, Ohio, and brought up there by her divorced mother, Lillian Alice Bunn. She attended Ohio State University for two semesters but left in early 1918 when her professor was dismissed because he was a German teaching an English class. In Paris, she became an assistant to Man Ray, who wanted someone with no previous knowledge of photography. Abbott took revealing portraits of Ray’s fellow artists.

Director: Kay Weaver, and Martha Wheelock

Director of Photography: Ms. Wheelock

Genre: Photography, Art, Documentary

Running Time: 56 mins

Releasing Year: 2009

Released by: Ishtar Films

Language: English

Rating: This film is not rated

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