Berenice Abbott (July 17, 1898 - December 9, 1991)

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Berenice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photography of New York City architecture and urban design of the 1930s. In 1935, Abbott moved into a Greenwich Village loft with the art critic Elizabeth McCausland, with whom she lived until McCausland's death in 1965. McCausland was an ardent supporter of Abbott, writing several articles for the Springfield Daily Republican, as well as for Trend and New Masses (the latter under the pseudonym Elizabeth Noble). In addition, McCausland contributed the captions for the book of Abbott's photographs entitled Changing New York, which was published in 1939. In the ‘50s, Abbott and McCausland traveled US 1 from Florida to Maine, and Abbott photographed the small towns and growing automobile-related architecture. Shortly after, Abbott underwent a lung operation. She was told she should move from New York City due to air pollution and she bought a rundown home in Blanchard, Maine along the banks of the Piscataquis River. Later she moved to nearby Monson, remaining in Maine until her death in 1991.

Timeline & Places:

• July 17, 1898: born.

• 1918: attended Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, Stati Uniti

• 1929: lived at Hotel and Café des Artistes, 1 W 67th St, New York, NY 10023, Stati Uniti

• 1935 to 1965: lived at 50 Commerce St # 1, New York, NY 10014, Stati Uniti, sharing with Elizabeth McCausland

• 1937: woked at Patchin Place, Patchin Pl, New York, NY 10011, Stati Uniti, where lived Djuna Barnes

• December 9, 1991: died. Buried at New Blanchard Cemetery, Blanchard, ME 04464, Stati Uniti

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Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time
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Queer Places, Vol. 1.2: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
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Queer Places, Vol. 1.3: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
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Queer New York City: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
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