Capitol Reef, Utah
1959
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 9.3 × 9.55 cm (3 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.) mount: 25.5 × 18.9 cm (10 1/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Sharon Keim)
Accession Number
2015.19.5078.6
Art Historical Context
Minor White's *Capitol Reef, Utah (1959) captures the stark beauty of Utah's Capitol Reef National Park, rugged landscape of eroded sandstone domes, monoclines, and desert vistas that evoke timeless wonder. Printed as a gelatin silver print—a classic black-and-white medium prized for its rich tonal range and fine detail—this intimate 9.3 × 9.55 cm image is mounted on a larger 25.5 × .9 cm sheet, inviting close contemplation. White, a pivotal figure in mid-20th-century American photography, often infused his landscapes with spiritual resonance, drawing from the straight photography tradition of...
About the Artist
Minor White
Minor White (1908–1976) was an American photographer, editor, and educator who became one of the most influential figures in postwar American art photography. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he studied botany and English at the University of Minnesota before turning to photography in the late 1930s, working for the WPA and the Portland Art Museum. After serving in World War II, White studied at C...