Mission District, San Francisco
Mission District, San Francisco

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Mission District, San Francisco
Mission District, San Francisco

Currently not on view

Mission District, San Francisco,

March 17, 1949

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-1279

Information

Title
Mission District, San Francisco
Dates

March 17, 1949

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
32.8 × 12.5 cm (12 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.) album page: 33 × 38.1 cm (13 × 15 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-1279
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, San Francisco, Mission District

Inscription
Typed on paper, taped to album page, upper left: SEEN ONCE THE SYMBOLS DANCE EVERYWHERE
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
children (people by age group), cityscapes, girls, streetscapes, sidewalks, figures (representations), running, storefronts, windows

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

Accidental Symbol & Girl

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