Croton Reservoir, New York
Artist
Clarence H. White
(American, 1871 - 1925)
Date1925
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/2 x 4 9/16 inches (8.89 x 11.59 cm)
Framed: 15 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (40.01 x 34.93 cm)
Framed: 15 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (40.01 x 34.93 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4468
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Terms
In this late work by Clarence White, we see the breadth of White’s artistic ideas. White’s oblique perspective, selective focus, and tight cropping transform this modern subject (the spillway of a large dam north of New York City) into a remarkably abstract image.
Entirely self-taught, Clarence H. White began to photograph in 1893 and achieved international recognition by about 1900. He began a career as an educator after moving to New York City in 1906 and established the Clarence H. White School of Photography there in 1914.
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