Untitled (Grain Elevator from the Water)
Minor White, Untitled (Grain Elevator from the Water), ca. 1939, gelatin silver print, Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration. New Deal Art Project, public domain, L42.2.11
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- Title
Untitled (Grain Elevator from the Water)
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1939
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 10 9/16 in x 13 in; sheet: 10 9/16 in x 13 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: Minor White, graphite, bottom right
- Collection Area
Photography; Northwest Art
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration. New Deal Art Project
- Accession Number
L42.2.11
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Place Made
Created in and depicts: Willamette
Created in and depicts: Portland
- Related Places
Depicts: Oregon
The Port of Portland’s Municipal Terminal No. 4, located on the Willamette River just north of the Saint Johns Bridge, opened in 1919. Used primarily for grain distribution, its elevator could hold up to one million bushels of cereal crops, which remains one of Oregon's primary export goods.
- Exhibitions
2017 In the Beginning: Minor White's Oregon Photographs, Phase 1 Portland Art Museum
