Atget and Abbott Have A Chat

It's well known that Berenice Abbott championed the work of Eugene Atget. She is credited with first introducing his work to America and American photographers. Most obviously Waker Evans. It's also well known that after reurning to New York she began to wrestle with the scope of Atget's achievement by doing an analogous body of work. During 1929-38, she photographed New York City and documented the morphing city before it was torn down. The body of work was published as Changing New York in 1939. It's a fun and valuable exercise to see a few side by comparisons of their work. Of course you could also toss any number of Walker Evans' pictures in to the mix as well but I suppose that's another post for the future.




Eugen Atget



Berenice Abbott



Eugene Atget



Berenice Abbott



Eugene Atget



Berenice Abbott



Eugene Atget



Berenice Abbott



Eugene Atget



Berenice Abbott



Eugene Atget



Berenice Abbott



Eugene Atget



Berenice Abbott