Margaret Bourke-White

Migrating Snow Geese
1952, printed c. 1970

A black and white photograph capturing a multitude of birds in flight over a textured body of water, creating a contrast between the dark ripples of the water and the bright spots of the birds' wings.
A black and white photograph capturing a multitude of birds in flight over a textured body of water, creating a contrast between the dark ripples of the water and the bright spots of the birds' wings.

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Date
1952, printed c. 1970

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Image: 9 5/8 × 13 7/16in. (24.5 × 34.1 cm) Mount (board): 15 7/8 × 19 7/8in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)

Accession number
92.56

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Sean Callahan

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Margaret Bourke-White / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY

API
artworks/8072

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