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Ice Lake


Minor White, Ice Lake, ca. 1940, gelatin silver print, Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration. New Deal Art Project, public domain, L42.26.1

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Title

Ice Lake

Artist

Minor White (American, 1908-1976)

Date

ca. 1940

Medium

gelatin silver print

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 7 5/16 in x 9 3/8 in; sheet: 7 5/16 in x 9 3/8 in

Inscriptions & Markings

title: Ice Lake, graphite, lower left

signature: Minor, graphite, lower 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

L42.26.1

Copyright

public domain

Terms

gelatin silver prints

landscapes

photographs

Picturing Oregon

Works Progress Administration Artworks

Place Made

Created in and depicts: Oregon

Created in and depicts: Ice Lake

Description

The striking Ice Lake, located in a glacially formed depression above the timberline in the Wallowa Mountains of eastern Oregon, is a popular destination even though it is located more than seven miles from the nearest trailhead. Curiously, these photographs of the remote location do not include the lake itself. Instead, White features windblown (and perhaps burned) trunks and branches bleached by the harsh sun, as well as the surrounding mountains.

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