Easter Sunday, Stony Brook State Park, New York
- Photographer
- Minor White, American, 1908–1976
- Date
- 1963
- Material
- Gelatin silver print
- depicts
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 9 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (24.4 x 8.9 cm)
mount: 15 x 8 1/2 in. (38.1 x 21.6 cm) - Credit Line
- The James Marchael Memorial Fund
- Rights
- Reproduced with permission of the Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum © Trustees of Princeton University
- Object Number
- 139:1982
NOTES
The subject matter is elusive in this image of sunlight reflecting off the surface of a stream. Minor White conveys a sense of elemental purity in his juxtaposition of the brilliant white light and the inky black water. He evokes Japanese calligraphy in the lyrical pattern of the flickering rays of light. White was influenced by the mysticism of Zen Buddhism and strove to use photography as a catalyst for self-awareness and expression.
Provenance
- 1982
Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery, New York, NY
1982 -
Saint Louis Art Museum [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice dated September 25, 1982 [SLAM Document File]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, November 12, 1982.
Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery, New York, NY
1982 -
Saint Louis Art Museum [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice dated September 25, 1982 [SLAM Document File]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, November 12, 1982.
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