Boulders (Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California)

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Boulders (Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California)

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Boulders (Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California),

October 12, 1947

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-751

Information

Title
Boulders (Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California)
Dates

October 12, 1947

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
9.3 × 11.6 cm (3 11/16 × 4 9/16 in.) mount: 22.8 × 27.8 cm (9 × 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-751
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Devil's Slide

Inscription
Typed on blue label adhered to verso, upper left: CCEC Exhibition No. 1949-G / No. 4 "Boulders" / by / Minor White In graphite on verso, upper right: 4 Handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: Song Without Words #11 / Minor White
Culture
American
Type
photographs, black-and-white photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
rock (inorganic material), light, reflections, sand, oceans, seascapes, suns, beaches, coastlines, waves (natural events)

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

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