Axe and Plowed Field (Elk River, California)
Axe and Plowed Field (Elk River, California)

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Axe and Plowed Field (Elk River, California)
Axe and Plowed Field (Elk River, California)

Currently not on view

Axe and Plowed Field (Elk River, California),

December 1947

Minor White, 1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, and Rochester, NY
x1980-877

Information

Title
Axe and Plowed Field (Elk River, California)
Dates

December 1947

Maker
Minor White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
17.7 × 22.7 cm (6 15/16 × 8 15/16 in.) mount: 38 × 45.5 cm (14 15/16 × 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
x1980-877
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Mendocino, Elk River

Signatures
Signed in graphite on mount, lower right of image: Minor White
Inscription
Title and signature handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: Axe and Plowed Field / Minor White / Neg. No. 47-247 handwritten in graphite on verso, lower right: 50
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
fields, rural areas, agricultural land, axes (tools), soil, wood

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

Axe in Plowed Field

Elk River, California

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