Stark Tree + Starry Wall (Point Lobos, California)

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Stark Tree + Starry Wall (Point Lobos, California)

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Stark Tree + Starry Wall (Point Lobos, California),

November 20, 1946

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-554

Information

Title
Stark Tree + Starry Wall (Point Lobos, California)
Dates

November 20, 1946

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
9.2 × 11.9 cm (3 5/8 × 4 11/16 in.) mount: 27.9 × 22.8 cm (11 × 9 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-554
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Inscription
Handwritten in graphite on verso, upper left: Light point / simple serene / more aware of rock
Culture
American
Type
photographs, black-and-white photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
nature photography, rock (inorganic material), state parks, beaches, coastlines, cactus and succulents, landscapes (representations)

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

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