Capitol Reef, Utah

1962

Minor White

Associated Names
Minor White

Artist, American, 1908 - 1976

The image features smooth, flowing lines and shapes that curve and undulate across the surface, creating an abstract pattern. The play of light and shadow accentuates the texture. The glossy finish and subtle tone variations bring depth to the image, evoking a sense of movement and fluidity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Sharon Keim)

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.4 × 11.7 cm (3 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 25.5 × 19.1 cm (10 1/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5078.20

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:70.20-79; 20

Wikidata ID

Q64158317

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