1517 Buchanan Street, San Francisco

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1517 Buchanan Street, San Francisco

Currently not on view

1517 Buchanan Street, San Francisco,

September 30, 1948

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-1112

Information

Title
1517 Buchanan Street, San Francisco
Dates

September 30, 1948

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
24 × 17.9 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-1112
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, San Francisco, Fillmore District

Inscription
Title handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: Victorian Decoration, San Francisco, Cal Handwritten in red colored pencil, upper left: W/A / 29/53 blue stamp, center: MINOR WHITE / SAN FRANCISCO black stamp on verso: MINOR WHITE / 72 N. UNION / ROCHESTER 7, N. Y. black stamp on verso: MINOR WHITE / 135 JACKSON / SAN FRANCISCO 11, CALIF.
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
architectural elements, buildings, faces, cityscapes, design elements

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

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