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Minor White
Beginnings1962, printed 1975

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Black and white photograph of rain-soaked ground with large bright reflective puddles, dark foliage silhouettes, and scattered water droplets, high contrast with deep shadows and grainy texture

Minor White, Beginnings, 1962, printed 1975, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Minor White
Title
Beginnings
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1962, printed 1975
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 11 7/8 × 9 in. (30.16 × 22.86 cm) Primary support: 13 13/16 × 10 11/16 in. (35.08 × 27.15 cm) Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 1/16 in. (50.96 × 40.8 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.84.189.8
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © Trustees of Princeton University

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