ARTIST: William B. Giles

TITLE: 7 Works - Views of Rochester, New York, 1965

MEDIUM: Vintage Silver Gelatin

IMAGE SIZE: 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in

DESCRIPTION: Sun in Window, Rochester, 1965 (4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in): This special vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed in ink mount verso. Annotated in ink recto. Mounted to a board. Found in Giles' vintage files. This appears to be the first and only print that Giles made of this image.

Window with Tree Shadow, c. 1965 (4 11/16 x 3 3/4 in): This special vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed in ink mount recto. Mounted to a notecard. Found in Giles' vintage files. This appears to be the first and only print that Giles made of this image.

Wooden Post, 1959 (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in): This special vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed in ink mount verso with annotations in ink recto. Mounted to a card. Found in Giles' vintage files. This appears to be the first and only print that Giles made of this image. Giles noted that this print is "Pre-Minor" as he classifies his photographs before and after meeting Minor White, a good friend, roommate and mentor.

Front Porch and Grass, 1959 (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in): This special vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed and annotated in ink mount recto. Mounted to a notecard. Found in Giles' vintage files. This appears to be the first and only print that Giles made of this image. Giles noted that this print is "Pre-Minor" as he classifies his photographs before and after meeting Minor White, a good friend, roommate and mentor.

Silhouetted Trees, Rochester, 1958 (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in): This special vintage silver gelatin contact print is annotated in ink mount recto. Mounted to a card. Found in Giles' vintage files. This appears to be the first and only print that Giles made of this image. Giles noted "RIT" (Rochester Institute of Technology) where Giles attended at the time of this photograph.

Latters, Rochester, 1959 (4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in): This special vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed and annotated in ink mount recto. Mounted to a card. Found in Giles' vintage files. This appears to be the first and only print that Giles made of this image. Giles noted that this print is "Pre-Minor" as he classifies his photographs before and after meeting Minor White, a good friend, roommate and mentor.

Road After Rain, 1960 (4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in): This special vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed verso and annotated in ink mount recto. Mounted to a card. Found in Giles' vintage files. This appears to be the first and only print that Giles made of this image.

Acquired directly from the artist, who signed these prints in 2020.

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