False Solomons Seal (Hurricane Creek Trail, Oregon)

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False Solomons Seal (Hurricane Creek Trail, Oregon)

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False Solomons Seal (Hurricane Creek Trail, Oregon),

August 17, 1940

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-223

Information

Title
False Solomons Seal (Hurricane Creek Trail, Oregon)
Dates

August 17, 1940

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
mount: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.) image: 18.4 × 20.1 cm (7 1/4 × 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-223
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Oregon, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa Mountains

Signatures
Signed in graphite on mount, lower right of image: Minor
Inscription
handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: Wallowa Mountains Group # 7 / False Solomons Seal 1940 handwritten in graphite on verso, upper left: Minor White / 127 - 24th Ave S.F.
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
flowers (plants), nature trails, wilderness, hiking, landscapes (representations), wood, mountains

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

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