Berenice Abbott - Beetles & Huxley Catalogue

1st edition published by Beetles & Huxley, 2015 to coincide with the exhibition

Format: Softcover, 168x210mm

Pages: 90

Condition: Very good.

Beetles + Huxley continue to display images by some of our favourite photographers and their most recent show is no exception. Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), is the first UK major retrospective of the American masters work. With a career spanning nearly her whole life she created one of the most significant and varied bodies of work in photography. The prints that are on show include early celebrity portraits, her famous ‘Changing New York’ series and her ground-breaking science photography.

Her photographic career began when she became a darkroom assistant to acclaimed photographer Man Ray. Subsequently while working there she discovered her own talent for taking photographs, shooting when ever she had the chance. Abbott built up such a reputation at Man Ray’s studio that one day a client called for her rather than Man Ray, he was furious and sacked her on the spot!