Devil's Spine, Coos Bay, Oregon

1962

Minor White

Associated Names
Minor White

Artist, American, 1908 - 1976

The image shows intersecting lines and jagged shapes creating an abstract composition. The sharp edges and cracks resemble a geological structure, similar to a cracked desert floor or aged stone surfaces. The grayscale shading adds depth and highlights the irregularities, mimicking textures seen in natural rock formations.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Sharon Keim)

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.8 × 8.8 cm (4 5/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 25.5 × 19.1 cm (10 1/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5078.9

  • Series Title

    No. 9 from Sequence 17

Associated Artworks

See all 25 artworks

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The image depicts a man in a dark sweater with short hair and a mustache. He is leaning against a wooden panel or post with his hands behind his neck, slightly tilted sideways. Dry, leafless branches are visible in the foreground, and the background shows a textured wall with wooden panels.

William LaRue, Carmel Highlands, California

Minor White

1959

The image shows intersecting lines and shapes, including a curved arc and converging straight lines forming an abstract pattern. In the center, there is an octagonal shape resembling a screw head or bolt. The composition may evoke a weathered surface or an old industrial machine.

Filmore District, San Francisco

Minor White

1959

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Minor White; gift to Drid Williams, New York; Sharon Keim, Washington, DC, purchase (through Lunn Gallery, Graphics International); gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2006; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Sight/Insight: People and Places, Recent Acquisitions of Photography and Media Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 30 – September 15, 2008

2011

  • Recent Photography Acquisitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 14 – August 28, 2011

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower right on mount in graphite: TR:70.9-79; 9

Wikidata ID

Q64158302

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