Song Without Words (Stinson Beach, California)

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Song Without Words (Stinson Beach, California)

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Song Without Words (Stinson Beach, California),

September 29, 1947

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-685

Information

Title
Song Without Words (Stinson Beach, California)
Dates

September 29, 1947

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
9.1 × 10.7 cm (3 9/16 × 4 3/16 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
x1980-685
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Stinson Beach

Signatures
Signed in graphite on mount, lower right of image: Minor White
Inscription
Handwritten in graphite on verso, upper left: #22 Song without Words Handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: Vicinity Stinson Beach / 29 Sept '47
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
oceans, seascapes, beaches, waves (natural events), horizon line

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

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