Point Lobos, Crashing Surf

Ruth Bernhard Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © Trustees of Princeton University

Point Lobos, Crashing Surf

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Point Lobos, Crashing Surf,

1960

Ruth Bernhard, 1905–2006; born Berlin, Germany; died San Francisco, CA
2008-761

Information

Title
Point Lobos, Crashing Surf
Dates

1960

Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
19 × 24 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ruth Bernhard
Object Number
2008-761
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Point Lobos

Inscription
Titled, dated, and signed in graphite, verso: Point Lobos, California / 1960 / Ruth Bernhard
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped: Ruth Bernhard / 2982 Clay Street / San Francisco, California 94115 Stamped: © Ruth Bernhard / All Rights Reserved
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
reflections, seascapes, suns, capes (landforms), coastlines, waves (natural events)

By bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum from Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006).

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