MINOR WHITE (1908-1976)

Tale of Peter Rosen Gould

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MINOR WHITE (1908-1976)
Tale of Peter Rosen Gould
Sequence of 9 gelatin silver prints mounted together. 1969. Signed in pencil and Carl Siembab Gallery label with printed credit, title and date affixed to the reverse of the secondary mount.
Varying sizes from 4½ x 3¼in. (11.4 x 8.3cm.) to 5¼ x 6in. (13.3 x 15.2cm.), each flush-mounted and double mounted to a board. 40 x 30in. (101.6 x 76.2cm.), overall. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Carl Siembab.

Provenance

From the artist;
with Carl Siembab Gallery, Boston;
to the present owner.

Lot Essay

This sequence was made by Minor White for a one-man exhibition at the Carl Siembab Gallery in Boston, December 5-31, 1969. Mr. Siembab, who ran one of the earliest photography galleries in the United States, exhibited works by Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Frederick Evans and Aaron Siskind among others from 1955 through 1983. According to Mr. Siembab, White referred to this particular sequence as a work in progress and suggested it be included in the exhibition. The work remained in Mr. Siembab's collection until it was sold to the present owner after the gallery closed. There is one other known sequence displayed similarily consisting of 8 images at the Minor White Archive at The Art Museum Princeton University.

Images of the complete sequence are available upon request.

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