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Men's fashions / Eugène Atget. – Antique Wall Art

Men's fashions / Eugène Atget., [between 1898 and 1927, printed 1956] — historic photograph
Men's fashions / Eugène Atget., [between 1898 and 1927, printed 1956]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A shop window displaying men's clothing in Paris is the subject here, with reflections in the glass showing the street behind the photographer. Eugène Atget made thousands of such images between about 1898 and 1927, recording the older city for artists, architects and libraries as many of its streets were being rebuilt. Berenice Abbott, who acquired much of his archive after his death and championed his work, published this print in a 1956 New York portfolio of twenty of his photographs. The reflections layer the merchandise with the life of the street, a feature that makes his storefront pictures especially worth studying.

Created / published[between 1898 and 1927, printed 1956]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1950-1960.
NotesIn portfolio: 20 photographs by Eugène Atget, 1856-1927. New York : Berenice Abbott, 1956, no. 3.
SubjectsClothing stores--France--Paris--1890-1930. Window displays--France--Paris--1890-1930. Reflections--1890-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,500 × 2,149 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170064

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