Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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Famed photographer Berenice Abbott, renowned for her portraits of avant-garde artists, writers, and other cultural figures, adjusted her focus to capture New York City in the 1930s. Set your sights on this soaring image of a skyscraper, Metropolitan Life Building, New York, shown here and explored in this month’s podcast episode. Tune in to hear about this work and learn about Abbott and her “Changing New York” series of over 300 black-and-white photographs.

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