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Windowsill Daydreaming

Minor White

Artwork Details

Windowsill Daydreaming
1958, portfolio 1975
Minor White
gelatin silver print on paper
13 5/8 x 10 ¼ in. (34.61 x 26.04 cm);22 x 18 in. (55.88 x 45.72 cm)
Museum Purchase
1976/1.204

Description

Subject Matter:

The photograph is a close-up of a window sill taken from the interior of a room. Plain curtains, slightly transluscent and hemmed bottom border, drapes over the open window through which a slight breeze enters, as indicated by the billowing motion of the fabric. A bright outline of a circle is reflected on the lower left portion of the window, most likely created by light reflecting off of an out-of-frame object.

Physical Description:

Play of light and shadows on a curtained window, window sill, and interior wall.

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