Tear in metal wall

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Tear in metal wall

Currently not on view

Tear in metal wall,

1969

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-4441

Information

Title
Tear in metal wall
Dates

1969

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 22.3 × 14.4 cm (8 3/4 × 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-4441
Place Depicted

North America, Canada, possibly Nova Scotia

North America, United States, possibly Maine

Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
tearing, abstraction, metal, walls
Negative Number
69-199

By bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum from Minor White (1908–1976).

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