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)

Root and Frost, 1958

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Root and Frost, 1958

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Root and Frost, 1958

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Root and Frost, 1958

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Badlands, South Dakota (from Sequence 15), 1959

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Badlands, South Dakota (from Sequence 15), 1959

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Ritual Branch, Frost on Window, Rochester,..., 1958

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Ritual Branch, Frost on Window, Rochester,..., 1958

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

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Barn and Clouds (Vicinity of Naples and..., 1955

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Barn and Clouds (Vicinity of Naples and..., 1955

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Two Barns and Shadow, 1955

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Two Barns and Shadow, 1955

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The Three Birds, 1957

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The Three Birds, 1957

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Union Street, Rochestor, 1956

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Union Street, Rochestor, 1956

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Frost on Glass, Rochester, New York, 1958

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Frost on Glass, Rochester, New York, 1958

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The Three Thirds, 1957

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The Three Thirds, 1957

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Cobblstone House, Avon, New York, 1958

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Cobblstone House, Avon, New York, 1958

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Barn and Gate, Naples and Dansville, New York, 1955

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Barn and Gate, Naples and Dansville, New York, 1955

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The Sound of One Hand Clapping, 1957

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The Sound of One Hand Clapping, 1957

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Twisted Tree, 1951

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Twisted Tree, 1951

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Bush Street, San Francisco, 1950

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Bush Street, San Francisco, 1950

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Axe in Plowed Field, Elk River, California, 1947

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Axe in Plowed Field, Elk River, California, 1947

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Cypress Grove Trail, Point Lobos California, 1951

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Cypress Grove Trail, Point Lobos California, 1951

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Big Dome, Point Lobos State Park, California, 1948

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Big Dome, Point Lobos State Park, California, 1948

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Pebbly Beach, Point Lobos State Park,..., 1947

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Pebbly Beach, Point Lobos State Park,..., 1947

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Mark Adams, 1950

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Mark Adams, 1950

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Marantha, 1948

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Marantha, 1948

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Walter Chappell, Rochester (2 works), 1957

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Walter Chappell, Rochester (2 works), 1957

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Moencopi Strata, Capitol Reed National..., 1962

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Moencopi Strata, Capitol Reed National..., 1962

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