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)

Navarro River, California, 1948

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Navarro River, California, 1948

Sale Date: July 20, 2014

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Mendocino #3, California (Carriage), 1948

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Mendocino #3, California (Carriage), 1948

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Navarro River, California, 1948

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Navarro River, California, 1948

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Point Lobos, California, 1948

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Point Lobos, California, 1948

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Big Sur, California, 1949

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Big Sur, California, 1949

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Beach, Matchstick Cove, California, 1947

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Beach, Matchstick Cove, California, 1947

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Lyrical study of the dancer John George , 1950–1959

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Lyrical study of the dancer John George , 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Tom Murphy, San Francisco, 1948

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Tom Murphy, San Francisco, 1948

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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Devil's Slide, Pacific, California, 1948

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Devil's Slide, Pacific, California, 1948

Sale Date: March 21, 2014

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Point Lobos, California, 1951

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Point Lobos, California, 1951

Sale Date: February 28, 2014

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Axe and plowed field, 1948

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Axe and plowed field, 1948

Sale Date: February 27, 2014

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The Long Road, Naples USA, 1955

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The Long Road, Naples USA, 1955

Sale Date: December 15, 2013

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Untitled, 1970–1975

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Untitled, 1970–1975

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Jupiter Portfolio (Twelve Photographs), 1947–1971

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Jupiter Portfolio (Twelve Photographs), 1947–1971

Sale Date: November 2, 2013

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Brown's Pond, Lincoln, Vermont. 1971, 1973

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Brown's Pond, Lincoln, Vermont. 1971, 1973

Sale Date: October 3, 2013

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Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, N.Y, 1962

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Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, N.Y, 1962

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Navigation Markers--Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

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Navigation Markers--Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

Sale Date: April 18, 2013

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Jupiter Portfolio (portfolio of 12), 1945–1975

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Jupiter Portfolio (portfolio of 12), 1945–1975

Sale Date: April 18, 2013

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Sequence 15, 1964

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Sequence 15, 1964

Sale Date: April 18, 2013

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Light, Mudpool, Capitol Reef, Utah, 1963

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Light, Mudpool, Capitol Reef, Utah, 1963

Sale Date: April 18, 2013

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, N.Y., 1958

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, N.Y., 1958

Sale Date: April 18, 2013

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Road and Poplar Trees, 1955

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Road and Poplar Trees, 1955

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Selected images (from Sound of One Hand , 1957–1960

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Selected images (from Sound of One Hand , 1957–1960

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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