Empty Head, Frost on Window, 72 N. Union Street, Rochester

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Empty Head, Frost on Window, 72 N. Union Street, Rochester

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Empty Head, Frost on Window, 72 N. Union Street, Rochester,

March 1962

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, Rochester, NY
x1970-16

Information

Title
Empty Head, Frost on Window, 72 N. Union Street, Rochester
Dates

March 1962

Maker
Minor White
Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 30.2 x 24 cm. (11 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
sheet: 38.3 x 33.1 cm. (15 1/16 x 13 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920

Object Number
x1970-16
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Rochester

Inscription

Titled, dated, and signed in graphite on verso: Empty Head, Frost on Window, Rochester, N.Y. / 1962 / Minor White

Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
gelatin silver prints, windows, winter, frost, abstraction

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