Abbott Thayer
Abbott Thayer

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Abbott Thayer,

1919

Clarence H. White, 1871–1925; born West Carlisle, OH; died Mexico City, Mexico; active Ohio and New York
x1983-1100

Information

Title
Abbott Thayer
Dates

1919

Maker
Clarence H. White
Medium
Platinum print with wash and graphite
Dimensions
image: 24.3 x 19.5 cm (9 9/16 x 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 24.9 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.) mount: 33.7 x 24.8 cm (13 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) opening: 27.2 x 22.3 cm (10 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.) mat: 46.5 x 36 cm (18 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Clarence H. White Collection, assembled and organized by Professor Clarence H. White Jr., and given in memory of Lewis F. White, Dr. Maynard P. White Sr., and Clarence H. White Jr., the sons of Clarence H. White Sr. and Jane Felix White
Object Number
x1983-1100
Place Made

North America, United States

Signatures
Signed on photo, recto, in red ink, bottom left corner: CHW Signed on mount, in pencil, below right side of photo: Clarence H. White '09
Inscription
Inscribed on mat, verso, above center: Abott Thayer
Culture
American
Type
photographs
Materials
graphite
Techniques
platinum process
Subject
portraits, interior spaces, men, figures (representations)

Created by Clarence H. White Sr., the artist; by descent to Clarence H. White Jr., on or after July 8, 1925 [1]; by descent to Clarence H. White Jr.’s widow, Ruth Royer White, 1978 [2]; bequest, to Princeton University Art Museum, 1983 [3].
Notes:
[1]. Possibly on the occasion of Clarence H. White Sr.’s death, as part of the Clarence H. White Collection.
[2]. On the occasion of Clarence H. White Jr.’s death.
[3]. Carried out by Ruth Royer White on behalf of Clarence H. White Jr.

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