Potrero Hill, San Francisco

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Potrero Hill, San Francisco

Currently not on view

Potrero Hill, San Francisco,

February 24, 1951

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-2525

Information

Title
Potrero Hill, San Francisco
Dates

February 24, 1951

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
23.4 × 10.7 cm (9 3/16 × 4 3/16 in.) album page: 33 × 38 cm (13 × 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-2525
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, San Francisco, Potrero Hill

Inscription
Typed on paper, taped to album page, lower left: AND THE OLD MAN SLOWLY RETURNS TO THE BUD
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
posts, portraits, light, wood, children (people by age group), figures (representations), boys

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

Boy & Newel Post

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