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Peeled Paint

Minor White

Artwork Details

Peeled Paint
1959; portfolio 1975
Minor White
gelatin silver print on paper
11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm);12 5/16 in x 9 in (31.27 cm x 22.86 cm);16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Museum Purchase
1976/1.205

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Description

Subject Matter:

The photograph is a close-up of the texture of peeling paint on a patch of painted wall. Long splits in the surface of paint run vertically from the top to the bottom of the image. Segments of paint curl and unravel, revealing a lighter-colored hard support underneath. 

Physical Description:

Photograph of paint cracking and peeling off a wall.

Usage Rights:

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