Description

Berenice Abbott – Portraits of Modernity
Publisher: Fundación Mapfre, 2019
Hardcover, 263 pages, Spanish
Size: 30.8×24.5cm
New in seal

Berenice Abbott – Portraits of modernity offers us a tour of this exceptional American photographer’s world. Through her work, Berenice Abbott opens the door to the beginning of the 20th century for us, offering us her personal depiction of a vibrant time in history. Abbott’s work reflects her modern vision of an era. Her groundbreaking and bold gaze can be seen in her portraits of the most cutting-edge artists and intellectuals of the moment, through to the breathtaking views of New York City, as well as her scientific-themed photographs in which she captures the results of diverse phenomena and experiments. Together her photographs are an unparalled portrayal of the modernity of the new century.