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)

Peeled paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Sun in rock, Devil's Slide, California (from , 1947

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Sun in rock, Devil's Slide, California (from , 1947

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Feet, Tom Murphy, San Francisco, California..., 1947

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Feet, Tom Murphy, San Francisco, California..., 1947

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Fog bank, San Mateo County, California (from , 1947

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Fog bank, San Mateo County, California (from , 1947

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco,..., 1959

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco,..., 1959

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Rock and Surf, 1948

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Rock and Surf, 1948

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

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Two Barns, Dansville, New York, 1955

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Two Barns, Dansville, New York, 1955

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

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Wire, Window, and Crack, Boston, 1969

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Wire, Window, and Crack, Boston, 1969

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Window Decoration, Haymarket Square, Boston, 1969

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Window Decoration, Haymarket Square, Boston, 1969

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Unlit Lamp and Tunnel, Haymarket Square,..., 1969

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Unlit Lamp and Tunnel, Haymarket Square,..., 1969

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Amputations #49, Lands End, San Francisco,..., 1946

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Amputations #49, Lands End, San Francisco,..., 1946

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Mendocino #3 (carriage), 1948

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Mendocino #3 (carriage), 1948

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Song Without Words #16, 1947

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Song Without Words #16, 1947

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Song without Words #7 (Road, Big Sur..., 1947

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Song without Words #7 (Road, Big Sur..., 1947

Sale Date: December 11, 2012

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Sedum, Point Lobos, California, 1946

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Sedum, Point Lobos, California, 1946

Sale Date: December 11, 2012

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Hand of William LaRue, 1960

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Hand of William LaRue, 1960

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Shell and Reflection, Arlington, 1969

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Shell and Reflection, Arlington, 1969

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Ice in Light and Shadow, 1960

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Ice in Light and Shadow, 1960

Sale Date: November 5, 2012

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Autumn Solstice, Capitol Reef, Capitol Gorge , 1961

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Autumn Solstice, Capitol Reef, Capitol Gorge , 1961

Sale Date: October 16, 2012

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Grand Tetons, Wyoming, 1959

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Grand Tetons, Wyoming, 1959

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, 1964

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, 1964

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Light, mud pool, Capitol Reef, Utah, 1963

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Light, mud pool, Capitol Reef, Utah, 1963

Sale Date: September 19, 2012

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Sun over the Pacific, devil's slide, 1947

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Sun over the Pacific, devil's slide, 1947

Sale Date: June 28, 2012

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