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Vicinity of Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia,
September 1969

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

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Title

Vicinity of Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Dates

September 1969

Maker

Minor White

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 17.8 x 13.5 cm. (7 x 5 5/16 in.) sheet: 24.9 x 19.9 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.) mount: 30.5 x 25.4 cm. (12 x 10 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of F. Jeffris Elliott

Object Number

x1981-69

Place Depicted

North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island

Inscription

On mount in graphite, lower left: For Jeff and Erica with the Blessings / Dec on the Birthday of Jesus 1969 / Peace / Minor

Culture

American

Type

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

Subject

shadows, churches, grasses, doors, Christianity

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Minor White (1908–1976; born Minneapolis, MN; died Boston, MA; active Portland, OR, Rochester, NY), Vicinity of Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, September 1969. Gelatin silver print; 17.8 x 13.5 cm (image), 24.9 x 19.9 cm (sheet). Gift of F. Jeffris Elliott (x1981-69) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/14460

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