Church Door (Vicinity of Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia)

1969

Minor White

Associated Names
Minor White

Artist, American, 1908 - 1976

The image shows a frontal view of a wooden door with a Gothic-style arch, placed within a weathered building with horizontal wooden siding. The perspective is straight on, emphasizing the symmetry and design of the door. The structure's base is surrounded by tall grass and there are no visible brushstrokes. The image is monochromatic, using a grayscale palette with various tones of gray. Light and shadow accentuate the texture of the wood and grass, creating depth and age to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.9 × 19.6 cm (9 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.3 × 26 cm (12 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.154.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Robert B. Menschel, New York; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Minor White

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