Potato Cellar (Vicinity of Dansville, New York)

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Potato Cellar (Vicinity of Dansville, New York)

Currently not on view

Potato Cellar (Vicinity of Dansville, New York),

October 1955

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-3244

Information

Title
Potato Cellar (Vicinity of Dansville, New York)
Dates

October 1955

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
25 × 32.7 cm (9 13/16 × 12 7/8 in.) mount: 50.6 × 60.9 cm (19 15/16 × 24 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-3244
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, vicinity of Dansville

Inscription
Handwritten in ink on verso, upper center: Sequence X #2 / Please hang in sequence as numbered Handwritten in graphite on verso, lower right: Potato Cellar, Dansville, N.Y. 1955
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
landscapes (representations), clouds, grasses, telephone wires, agricultural land, cellars, rural areas, barns

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

Potato Cellar

Vicinity of Dansville, New York

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