Inv. No.S-0405
Title
from: Jupiter Portfolio, #27"Birdlime and Surf, Point Lobos, California"
Year1951, vintage
Medium
gelatin silver print mounted on cardboard
Dimensions23 x 27 cm
Signature
signed (pencil) on recto; titled and dated (pencil) on mount recto
Comment
Again, a picture that tests our perception: is there perhaps fish spawn pouring into the sea like described in the title or is it simply bird droppings?
Moreover, the disproportionate ratio of the close foreground in relation to the surf behind also causes irritation.
Fritz Simak
Minor White, "Birdlime and Surf, Point Lobos, California", 1951
S-0405, Front view
Reproduced with permission of the Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. ©Trustees of
S-0405, Front view
Reproduced with permission of the Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. ©Trustees of
Minor White, "Birdlime and Surf, Point Lobos, California", 1951
S-0405, Back view
S-0405, Back view