Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California

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Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California,

April 10, 1953

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, Rochester, NY
x1980-5513

Information

Title
Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California
Dates

April 10, 1953

Maker
Minor White
Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 19.4 × 21.8 cm (7 5/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
sheet: 20.2 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White

Object Number
x1980-5513
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Matchstick Cove

Inscription

stamp on verso: APR 10 1953

Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
sand, waves (natural events), beaches

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

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