Shore Acres State Park, Oregon
1960
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 9.4 × 11.85 cm (3 11/16 × 4 11/16 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
2015.19.5078.10
Art Historical Context
Minor White's *Shore Acres State Park Oregon* (1960) captures the rugged beauty of Oregon's dramatic coastline at this famed state park, renowned for its towering sea cliffs, crashing Pacific waves, and lush gardens. Printed as a gelatin silver print classic black-and-white medium that dominated mid-20th-century photography—this intimate 9.4 × 11.85 cm image exemplifies White's mastery of tonal subtlety and emotional depth. As a pivotal figure in American modernist photography and co-founder of *Aperture* magazine, White often transformed natural landscapes into meditative equivalents, evoking...
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...