Reproduced with permission of The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © 1958 Trustees of Princeton University.
- 72 N. Union Street, Rochester, New York
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.2 × 25.1 cm)
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Minor White was an influential photographer, teacher, curator, publisher, and photography essayist. He distinguished "taking photographs" from "making photographs." By "taking photographs," he referred to straightforward photographs made with relatively little manipulation of the negative or the print. When "making photographs," such as this print, White made a series of decisions regarding the choice of camera, exposure, framing, and printing to achieve an image he first visualized in his mind’s eye, one that expressed his emotions.
ProvenanceJoan Morgenstern, Houston; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"Minor White: Poetic Form," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 13 July – 29 September 2013.
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