Berenice Abbott Archive
The largest and most comprehensive collection anywhere of the work of Berenice Abbott (American, 1898−1991), the Berenice Abbott Archive comprises more than 6,000 photographs and 7,000 negatives from the mid-1920s through the 1980s, as well as book maquettes, correspondence, personal journals, business records, and ephemera. Highlights include Abbott’s early studio portraiture from Paris and New York (1926 and onwards); photographs from her seminal project Changing New York (1935−39); American landscapes, including her abandoned book project focusing on U.S. coastal highway Route 1; her final published series, A Portrait of Maine (1968); and a large selection of her innovative scientific photography. In addition to Abbott’s own work, the archive includes Eugène Atget photographs printed by Abbott as well as original Atget glass-plate negatives, reminders of her tireless work to rescue and promote the French photographer’s oeuvre.
![A close-up photograph of Berenice Abbott's face](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_5003-0035.jpg)
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975), Berenice Abbott, ca. 1930, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.5003:0035)
![A photograph of suits in a store window with the reflection of a city building](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_5004-0035-1200px.jpg)
Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927), printed by Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Magasin, avenue des Gobelins, n.d., gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (FP.1990.0030)
![Two people pushing a stroller down the street.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_5004-0036-1200px.jpg)
Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927), printed by Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Joueur d'orgue, n.d., gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.5004:0036)
![Photograph of Elizabeth McCausland sitting with her hands held together, staring off in the distance](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_6000-0001-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), [Elizabeth McCausland], ca. 1935, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.6000:0001)
![Photo of Elizabeth McCausland sitting with her hands held together, staring at the ground.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_6000-0002-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), [Elizabeth McCausland], ca. 1935, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.6000:0002)
![Photo of smoke stacks at Red River Lumber Company in Westwood, California.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_4003-0078-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Red River Lumber Company, Westwood, California [smoke stacks], 1943, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.4003:0078)
![Side profile of Eugene Atget taken by Berenice Abbott in 1944.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2023-0038-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Eugene Atget, Profile, Paris, ca. 1944, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2023:0038)
![Newsstand at 32nd street and 3rd avenue in New York City taken in 1935.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_3001-0005-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Newsstand 32nd Street and 3rd Avenue, New York City, 1935, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.3001:0005)
![Night view of New York City in 1932.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_3001-0140.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Night View, New York City, 1932, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.3001:0140)
![A man smoothing the wet cement on a sidewalk.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_3003-0007.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), [Hands Smoothing Out Cement], ca. 1960, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.3003:0007)
![Photomontage of New York City from 1932.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_4002-0102-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), [Photomontage, New York City], 1932, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.3000:0001)
![A photo of a man next to a giant fish added in post-production on a beach in Florida from 1954.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_4003-0003-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, b. 1898 d. 1991), Beach Photos with Fish, Florida, 1954, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre
![View down Forty-Second street in New York from 1936.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_4002-0131-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, b. 1898 d. 1991), View Down Forty–Second Street, New York, ca. 1936, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre
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Berenice Abbott (American, b. 1898 d. 1991), El 2nd and 3rd Avenue Lines, New York
ca. 1936, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre
![Milliken's General Store on Sunday Morning in Bridgewater, Maine in 1954.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_4003-0018-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, b. 1898 d. 1991), Milliken's General Store on Sunday Morning, Bridgewater, Maine, 1954, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre
![Portrait of Berenice Abbott taken by Man Ray](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_5003-0044.jpg)
Man Ray (American, 1890–1976), Berenice Abbott, ca. 1920s, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.5003:0044)
![Photo of giant outstretched bird wing.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2010-0058-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Supersight Bird Wing, ca. 1944, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2010:0058)
![Portrait of an unknown woman taken in 1942.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2010-0065-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), [Portrait of an unknown woman, New York City], April 4, 1942, four gelatin silver prints mounted to board, made with Supersight camera. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2010:0065)
![Self-portrait of Berenice Abbott wearing a blazer.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2016-0001-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Woman with Blazer [Berenice Abbott, self–portrait, Paris], 1925, gelatin silver contact print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2016:0001)
![Self-portrait of Berenice Abbott wearing a blazer](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2016-0002-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Woman with Blazer [Berenice Abbott, self–portrait, Paris], 1925, gelatin silver contact print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2016:0002)
![A photo of a man with an eye-patch dressed in an elegant white suit sitting in a chair](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2016-0004_Hhgw2zx.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), James Joyce, 1926, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2016:0004)
![Photo of a two hands](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2016-0010-1200px_copy.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Cocteau’s Hands, 1927, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2016:0010)
![Photo of Lucia Joyce dancing with a box drawn around her figure with a pen in post-production](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2016-0041-1200px_copy.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Lucia Joyce, Paris, 1927–1928, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2016:0041)
![Photo of Buddy Gilmore posing with a drumkit.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2016-0064-1200px_copy.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Buddy Gilmore, ca. 1926, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2016:0064)
![A man in a suit posing on a stool](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2016-0130.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Jean Guerin, 1927, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2016:0130)
![Long-exposure of a swinging wrench.](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2000-0001-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Swinging Wrench, Cambridge, Ma., 1958–1962, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2000:0001)
![A tree falling at Red River Lumber Company in Westwood, California](https://theimagecentre.ca/media/resized/medium/AG04_2012_2021-0078-1200px.jpg)
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991), Red River Lumber Company, Westwood, California [tree felling], 1943, gelatin silver print. Berenice Abbott Archive, The Image Centre (AG04.2012.2021:0078)