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Author Sullivan, George, 1927-

Title Berenice Abbott, photographer : an independent vision / by George Sullivan.

Publication Info. New York : Clarion Books, [2006]
©2006

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 Bristol, Main Library - Young Adult Materials in Adult Department  YA B ABBOTT    Check Shelf
Description 170 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and index.
Contents Spirit of a rebel -- Village -- Paris -- "A magical record" -- New beginning -- "A big theme" -- Pictures of a changing city -- Teacher, author, inventor -- Focusing on science -- Awakening interest -- Woman of Maine -- American master -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary A biography of Berenice Abbott, who was a pioneer in the field of professional photography and is particularly acclaimed for her photographs of the streets and buildings of New York City before they were replaced by skyscrapers during a building boom in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.0 4.0 107093.
Subject Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 -- Juvenile literature.
Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991.
Photographers -- United States -- Biography.
Women photographers -- United States -- Biography.
Added Title Independent vision
ISBN 0618440267 trade bdg.
9780618440269
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