Minor White

(American, 1908–1976)

Minor White was an American photographer known for his meticulous black-and-white prints of landscapes, architecture, and men. White’s interest in Zen philosophy and mysticism permeated both his subject matter and formal technique. “At first glance a photograph can inform us. At second glance it can reach us,” he once said. Born on July 9, 1908 in Minneapolis, MN, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota before moving to Portland, OR in 1938. In Oregon, he joined a camera club and later took on photo assignments from the WPA. After serving in the military during World War II, he studied art history under Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University in New York. It was in New York that he met Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Ansel Adams, with whom he formed Aperture magazine. Over the following decades, the artist spent a great deal of his life teaching in academic institutions, including at the burgeoning photography departments of the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and later the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. White died in Boston, MA on June 24, 1976. Today, his photographs are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

Minor White Artworks

Minor White (820 results)

YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

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YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

Sale Date: August 21, 2016

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Utah, 1963

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Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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DRIFTWOOD AND EYE, 1975

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DRIFTWOOD AND EYE, 1975

Sale Date: April 2, 2016

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Sand Blaster, San Francisco, 1949

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Sand Blaster, San Francisco, 1949

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Parking Lot, San Francisco, from Sequence 9, 1952

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Parking Lot, San Francisco, from Sequence 9, 1952

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Tide Stones, 1963

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Tide Stones, 1963

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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Mendocino # 3, 1948

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Mendocino # 3, 1948

Sale Date: December 2, 2015

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Church, Hornitos, CA, 1948

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Church, Hornitos, CA, 1948

Sale Date: December 2, 2015

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Capitol Reef, Utah, 1961, 1961

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Capitol Reef, Utah, 1961, 1961

Sale Date: November 19, 2015

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YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

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YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

Sale Date: November 15, 2015

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Floating Kelp, Point Lobos, California, 1950

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Floating Kelp, Point Lobos, California, 1950

Sale Date: October 27, 2015

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Light Spine, Burr Trail, Utah, 1966

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Light Spine, Burr Trail, Utah, 1966

Sale Date: October 27, 2015

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Root and Frost, Rochester, New York, 1958

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Root and Frost, Rochester, New York, 1958

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Gino Cipolla, Portland, Oregon, 1938

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Gino Cipolla, Portland, Oregon, 1938

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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COBBLESTONE HOUSE, AVON, N.Y, 1958

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COBBLESTONE HOUSE, AVON, N.Y, 1958

Sale Date: October 7, 2015

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BEGINNINGS' (FROSTED WINDOW, ROCHESTER, NY), 1962

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BEGINNINGS' (FROSTED WINDOW, ROCHESTER, NY), 1962

Sale Date: October 7, 2015

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Dumb Face, Frost on Window, Rochester, New..., 1959

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Dumb Face, Frost on Window, Rochester, New..., 1959

Sale Date: September 11, 2015

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Church, Hornitos, Calif, 1948

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Church, Hornitos, Calif, 1948

Sale Date: July 22, 2015

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, California, 1947

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, California, 1947

Sale Date: June 23, 2015

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Attic door, 72 North Union Street,..., 1956

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Attic door, 72 North Union Street,..., 1956

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Flowers, 1973

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Flowers, 1973

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Found Sculpture, San Rafael, Utah, 1963

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Found Sculpture, San Rafael, Utah, 1963

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Rings and Roses, Cemetery, Ponce, Puerto Rico,

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Rings and Roses, Cemetery, Ponce, Puerto Rico,

Sale Date: May 3, 2015

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