Something Died Here (San Francisco, California)
Something Died Here (San Francisco, California)
Something Died Here (San Francisco, California)

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Something Died Here (San Francisco, California)
Something Died Here (San Francisco, California)
Something Died Here (San Francisco, California)

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Something Died Here (San Francisco, California),

September 21, 1947

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-681

Information

Title
Something Died Here (San Francisco, California)
Dates

September 21, 1947

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
22.8 x 17.5 cm. (9 x 6 7/8 in.) mount: 37.9 x 30.4 cm. (14 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.) mat: 43.2 x 35.6 cm. (17 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-681
Place Collected

North America, United States, California, San Francisco

Signatures
Signed in graphite on mount, lower right of image: Minor White
Inscription
Title and date handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: "Something Died Here," San Francisco, 1947 Handwritten in graphite on verso, upper right: B
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
sidewalks, streetscapes, buildings, automobiles

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

"Something Died Here"

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