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There are more than five million objects in the Harry Ransom Center's Photography Collection. Many records contain legacy descriptions. A review and update of our records is ongoing.
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Call Number: |
PH-00006 |
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Collection Name: |
Eugène Atget Photography Collection |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
26 photographs |
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Span Dates: |
1900-1922, 1950s |
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Description: |
The collection consists of 26 photographs, which are primarily of the gardens, statues, and fountains of Versailles, by Eugène Atget (French, 1857-1927). Also included are views of Parc de Saint-Cloud, an interior courtyard of Fontainebleau, street scenes in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, Beauvais, and Bourg-la-Reine. Two of the prints (983:0022:0001-0002) were made by Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) from Atget's original negatives. Abbott met Atget in 1927, and two years later she brought 2,000 of his negatives to the United States. Item-level information follows. |
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Accession No(s): |
964:0040:0001-0016; 964:0634:0001-0008; 983:0022:0001-0002 |
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Location(s): |
Atget, E., Box 1 (964:0040:0001-0016) Atget, E., Box 2 (964:0634:0001-0008; 983:0022:0001-0002) |
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