Portland

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Portland

Currently not on view

Portland,

1940

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
MWA 40-626-1

Information

Title
Portland
Dates

1940

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
26.3 × 33.1 cm (10 3/8 × 13 1/16 in.) mount: 43.2 × 50.7 cm (17 × 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
MWA 40-626-1
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Oregon, Portland

Inscription
Handwritten in graphite on verso, upper left: 1885 Building Portland 1940
Culture
American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Subject
storefronts, cast iron, buildings, automobiles, cityscapes, streetscapes

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

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