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Berenice Abbott was an American photographer known for her portraits of cultural figures, her photographs of New York City architecture and urban design in the 1930s, and her science interpretation from the 1940s to the 1960s [1].

Early Years:

Berenice Abbott was born on July 17, 1898, in Springfield, Ohio [1].

She attended The Ohio State University for two semesters before moving to New York City to study sculpture and painting [1].

In 1921, she traveled to Paris and studied sculpture with Emile Bourdelle [1].

While in Paris, she became an assistant to Man Ray and took portraits of his fellow artists [1].

Photography and Poetry:

Abbott first became involved with photography in 1923 when she worked as a darkroom assistant for Man Ray [1].

She quickly developed a passion for photography and began taking her own photographs [1].

Abbott's subjects included cultural and literary figures, both French and expatriates, who were passing through Paris [1].

She also became interested in the work of Eugène Atget and acquired his prints and negatives after his death [1].

Changing New York:

In 1929, Abbott returned to New York City and recognized its photographic potential [1].

Over the next decade, she focused on documenting the city's transformation into a modern metropolis [1].

Abbott used a large format camera to capture the city's architecture and neighborhoods, providing a historical chronicle of many now-destroyed buildings [1].

Her project, titled "Changing New York," aimed to empower people by making them realize the connection between their environment and their collective behavior [1].