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Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California,
October 12, 1947

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

x1991-367

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Title

Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California

Dates

October 12, 1947

Maker

Minor White

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 9.3 x 12 cm (3 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 10.1 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Bernhard

Object Number

x1991-367

Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Devil's Slide

Inscription

Stamped in ink, verso center: MINOR WHITE / 72 N. UNION / ROCHESTER 7, N.Y. Inscribed in graphite, verso bottom: from Song Without Words 1948

Culture

American

Type

photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs

Subject

waves (natural events), seascapes, light, reflections, oceans, rock (inorganic material), sand, beaches, coastlines, suns

Given to the Princeton University Art Museum by Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006).

Sun in Rock (San Mateo County, California)

Sun in Rock

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1991," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University </em>51, no. 1 (1992): p. 22-78., p. 61

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Minor White (1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, Rochester, NY), Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California, October 12, 1947. Gelatin silver print; 9.3 x 12 cm (image), 10.1 x 12.7 cm (sheet). Gift of Ruth Bernhard (x1991-367) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/18034

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