James Abbe, 87, of Brookville, died on Oct. 7, 1999. He was born in Lynchburg, VA and moved to NYC when he was six. He graduated from high school and joined his father in Paris assisting him as he photographed the fashion designer Pavlova and The Folies Bergere as well as others of the 1920s. He also went to Germany with his father and photographed Hitler and Goebels during their rise to power.
Mr. Abbe worked as a New York Times photographer in New York in 1934 covering Staten Island and then opened his own Manhattan studios. He became part of the arts community, working with Harper's Bazaar and capturing black and white images of Hollywood stars such as Vivien Leigh for magazines.
He opened two antique stores in 1961 in Oyster Bay and East Hampton. He also taught photography at Pratt Institute. A Quaker, he became a self-taught scholar of Shaker furniture, whaling artifacts, folk art and other early American furnishings he sold and procured himself.∼James Abbe, 87, a photographer who became an American folk art expert and dealer, died on Oct. 7 at his home in Brookville, N.Y.
Mr. Abbe, who was born in Lynchburg, Va., began his career in the early 1930's as an assistant to his father, the pioneering photographer James Abbe Sr., who had a studio in Paris.
He then returned to the United States and worked for Harper's Bazaar. In 1936, he opened a studio in Manhattan and his work began appearing in publications like McCall's.
In 1961, Mr. Abbe turned from taking photographs to pursuing Americana. In New York, he opened antiques stores in East Hampton and Oyster Bay, and became a dealer in folk art, Shaker furniture and whaling artifacts. He also collected materials on photography's history.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; sons, James III, Thomas and Eli; and daughter, Lucinda.
Mr. Abbe worked as a New York Times photographer in New York in 1934 covering Staten Island and then opened his own Manhattan studios. He became part of the arts community, working with Harper's Bazaar and capturing black and white images of Hollywood stars such as Vivien Leigh for magazines.
He opened two antique stores in 1961 in Oyster Bay and East Hampton. He also taught photography at Pratt Institute. A Quaker, he became a self-taught scholar of Shaker furniture, whaling artifacts, folk art and other early American furnishings he sold and procured himself.∼James Abbe, 87, a photographer who became an American folk art expert and dealer, died on Oct. 7 at his home in Brookville, N.Y.
Mr. Abbe, who was born in Lynchburg, Va., began his career in the early 1930's as an assistant to his father, the pioneering photographer James Abbe Sr., who had a studio in Paris.
He then returned to the United States and worked for Harper's Bazaar. In 1936, he opened a studio in Manhattan and his work began appearing in publications like McCall's.
In 1961, Mr. Abbe turned from taking photographs to pursuing Americana. In New York, he opened antiques stores in East Hampton and Oyster Bay, and became a dealer in folk art, Shaker furniture and whaling artifacts. He also collected materials on photography's history.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; sons, James III, Thomas and Eli; and daughter, Lucinda.
James Abbe, 87, of Brookville, died on Oct. 7, 1999. He was born in Lynchburg, VA and moved to NYC when he was six. He graduated from high school and joined his father in Paris assisting him as he photographed the fashion designer Pavlova and The Folies Bergere as well as others of the 1920s. He also went to Germany with his father and photographed Hitler and Goebels during their rise to power.
Mr. Abbe worked as a New York Times photographer in New York in 1934 covering Staten Island and then opened his own Manhattan studios. He became part of the arts community, working with Harper's Bazaar and capturing black and white images of Hollywood stars such as Vivien Leigh for magazines.
He opened two antique stores in 1961 in Oyster Bay and East Hampton. He also taught photography at Pratt Institute. A Quaker, he became a self-taught scholar of Shaker furniture, whaling artifacts, folk art and other early American furnishings he sold and procured himself.∼James Abbe, 87, a photographer who became an American folk art expert and dealer, died on Oct. 7 at his home in Brookville, N.Y.
Mr. Abbe, who was born in Lynchburg, Va., began his career in the early 1930's as an assistant to his father, the pioneering photographer James Abbe Sr., who had a studio in Paris.
He then returned to the United States and worked for Harper's Bazaar. In 1936, he opened a studio in Manhattan and his work began appearing in publications like McCall's.
In 1961, Mr. Abbe turned from taking photographs to pursuing Americana. In New York, he opened antiques stores in East Hampton and Oyster Bay, and became a dealer in folk art, Shaker furniture and whaling artifacts. He also collected materials on photography's history.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; sons, James III, Thomas and Eli; and daughter, Lucinda.
Mr. Abbe worked as a New York Times photographer in New York in 1934 covering Staten Island and then opened his own Manhattan studios. He became part of the arts community, working with Harper's Bazaar and capturing black and white images of Hollywood stars such as Vivien Leigh for magazines.
He opened two antique stores in 1961 in Oyster Bay and East Hampton. He also taught photography at Pratt Institute. A Quaker, he became a self-taught scholar of Shaker furniture, whaling artifacts, folk art and other early American furnishings he sold and procured himself.∼James Abbe, 87, a photographer who became an American folk art expert and dealer, died on Oct. 7 at his home in Brookville, N.Y.
Mr. Abbe, who was born in Lynchburg, Va., began his career in the early 1930's as an assistant to his father, the pioneering photographer James Abbe Sr., who had a studio in Paris.
He then returned to the United States and worked for Harper's Bazaar. In 1936, he opened a studio in Manhattan and his work began appearing in publications like McCall's.
In 1961, Mr. Abbe turned from taking photographs to pursuing Americana. In New York, he opened antiques stores in East Hampton and Oyster Bay, and became a dealer in folk art, Shaker furniture and whaling artifacts. He also collected materials on photography's history.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; sons, James III, Thomas and Eli; and daughter, Lucinda.
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