Untitled (St. Mary's Academy)
Minor White, Untitled (St. Mary's Academy), ca. 1939, gelatin silver print, Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration. New Deal Art Project, public domain, L42.2.9
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- Title
Untitled (St. Mary's Academy)
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1939
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 13 7/16 in x 10 9/16 in; sheet: 13 7/16 in x 10 9/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: untitled, unsigned and undated.
- 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
L42.2.9
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Place Made
Created in and depicts: Portland
Created in and depicts: Oregon
The original St. Mary's Academy building, located at Southwest Fifth Avenue between Market and Mill streets, was surrounded by an imposing retaining wall that was built in 1865 from stones once used as ballast on English sailing ships. In White’s photograph of the wall, gated stairway, and building entry, sunlight touches both the foreground wall and the school in the background. Although the gateway is open, the passageway to the courtyard falls into deep shadow, suggesting an intimidating pathway from exterior to interior. The building was demolished in 1970, but some of the original wall remains at the corner of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Market Street.
- Exhibitions
2018 In the Beginning: Minor White's Oregon Photographs, Phase 2 Portland Art Museum
