The UMMA collections are often used by classes organized under the "American Studies" heading. This collection contains portfolios in this vein, as well as additional materials that may be of use for university faculty and UMMA staff.
Berenice Abbott New York at Night gelatin silver print on paper 13 3/8 in x 10 1/2 in (33.97 cm x 26.67 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);20 1/16 in x 16 in (50.96 cm x 40.64 cm) Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern and the Jean Paul Slusser Memorial Fund
Berenice Abbott August Pingpank Barber Shop, 413 Bleecker Street gelatin silver print on paper 12 1/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. ( 30.8 cm x 24.4 cm ) Gift of Two Friends of the Museum
Berenice Abbott Seventh Avenue Looking North from 35th Street, Manhattan gelatin silver print on paper 20 in x 15 15/16 in (50.8 cm x 40.48 cm);20 in x 15 15/16 in (50.8 cm x 40.48 cm);9 9/16 in x 7 1/2 in (24.29 cm x 19.05 cm) Gift of Ellen and William Kahn
Berenice Abbott Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan gelatin silver print on paper 13 5/16 in x 10 1/2 in (33.81 cm x 26.67 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);14 5/8 in x 11 11/16 in (37.15 cm x 29.69 cm) Gift of Mrs. Ursula R. Freimarck through the Friends of the Museum of Art
Berenice Abbott Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn gelatin silver print on paper 10 5/8 in x 13 1/2 in (26.99 cm x 34.29 cm) Gift of Maxine and Lawrence K. Snider
Berenice Abbott Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn gelatin silver print on paper 15 ⅜ in x 19 ½ in (39.05 cm x 49.53 cm);22 3/10 in x 28 ⅛ in (56.67 cm x 71.44 cm);15 15/16 in x 19 15/16 in (40.48 cm x 50.64 cm) Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Berenice Abbott West 8th Street, Looking East from Sixth Avenue gelatin silver print on paper 8 in x 10 1/16 in (20.32 cm x 25.56 cm);7 11/16 in x 9 5/8 in (19.53 cm x 24.45 cm);8 in x 10 1/16 in (20.32 cm x 25.56 cm);19 7/16 in x 14 3/8 in (49.37 cm x 36.51 cm) Gift of Harry H. Lunn Jr.
Ida Abelman Machines and El Patterns lithograph on paper 18 ⅛ in x 13 in (46.04 cm x 33.02 cm);18 ⅛ in x 13 in (46.04 cm x 33.02 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Ida Abelman My Father Reminisces lithograph on paper 14 9/16 in x 18 7/16 in (36.99 cm x 46.83 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Ruth Chaney Behind the Theatre lithograph on paper 14 15/16 in x 11 in (37.94 cm x 27.94 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Ruth Chaney Subway Excavation lithograph on paper 16 1/16 in x 10 15/16 in (40.8 cm x 27.78 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects