Matchbook Cove (Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California)

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Matchbook Cove (Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California)

Currently not on view

Matchbook Cove (Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California),

October 30, 1947

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-820

Information

Title
Matchbook Cove (Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California)
Dates

October 30, 1947

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
8.8 × 11.5 cm (3 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.) mount: 22.8 × 27.9 cm (9 × 11 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-820
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Matchstick Cove

Signatures
Signed in graphite on mount, lower right of image: Minor White
Inscription
Handwritten in graphite on verso, upper left: #8 Song without Words Handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: Matchbook Cove / 30 Oct 47
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
fog, oceans, coves, seascapes, coastlines, waves (natural events), hills

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

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