Front view
Inv. No.S-0154
ArtistMinor Whiteborn 1908 in Minneapolis, USAdied 1976 in Boston, USA
Title

"Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Navigation Marker)"

Navigation Markers Group (1973), Jupiter Portfolio (1975)
Year1970, vintage
Medium

gelatin silver print mounted on cardboard

Dimensions16 x 21 cm
Signature

signed and dated (pencil) on mount

Comment

A good example of the early abstract phase of Minor White. A navigation sign turns into a mysterious totem that is combined with a second abstract picture.

S-0154, "Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Navigation Marker)"
Minor White, "Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Navigation Marker)", 1970
S-0154, Front view
Reproduced with permission of the Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. ©Trustees of