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Seal Rocks, Point Lobos State Park, California,
May 24, 1951

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

x1980-2589

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Title

Seal Rocks, Point Lobos State Park, California

Dates

May 24, 1951

Maker

Minor White

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

18.6 × 23.8 cm (7 5/16 × 9 3/8 in.) mount: 36.5 × 45.7 cm (14 3/8 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

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

Object Number

x1980-2589

Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Inscription

Handwritten in graphite on verso, lower left: #6

Culture

American

Type

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

Subject

beaches, coastlines, rock (inorganic material), state parks, guano, lines (geometric concept), waves (natural events), seascapes

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

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Citation

Minor White (1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, Rochester, NY), Seal Rocks, Point Lobos State Park, California, May 24, 1951. Gelatin silver print; 18.6 × 23.8 cm. The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White (x1980-2589) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/72748?field_tms_obj_subjects_target_id=2180

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