Minor White (1908-1976)
Empty Head, 1962
vintage gelatin silver print
9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches
23.5 x 18.4 cm
23.5 x 18.4 cm
“Empty Head” was taken at 72 North Union Street, where White lived during his years in Rochester. White’s exquisite black-and-white prints are small, generally trimmed down an inch or two...
“Empty Head” was taken at 72 North Union Street, where White lived during his years in Rochester. White’s exquisite black-and-white prints are small, generally trimmed down an inch or two from an 11x14-inch piece of photographic paper. One can imagine “Empty Head” having a vastly different impact as a wall-size print that could be a focal point in a drawing room or gallery.
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Provenance
From the collection of Louise March, the director of Rochester Folk Art Guild’s, East Hill Farm,
outside of Rochester, NY. She was a disciple of G.I. Gurdjieff, and was Minor White’s spiritual advisor. Their
arrangement was that when Minor made a photograph he liked, he would bring it to her and they would discuss it.
Usually he gave these prints to her as gifts. These photographs were all vintage prints. I bought this print directly
from Mrs. March and sold it to Allan Rubenstein and we are now the sales agent for his collection.