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)

Falling frozen water, 1963–1963

Minor White

Falling frozen water, 1963–1963

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Untitled, 1951–1954

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Untitled, 1951–1954

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Long cloud over Henry Mountains, 1966–1966

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Long cloud over Henry Mountains, 1966–1966

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Dead snake, Lobos State Park, California, 1948–1948

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Dead snake, Lobos State Park, California, 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Bullet holes, Capital Reef, Utah, 1961–1961

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Bullet holes, Capital Reef, Utah, 1961–1961

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Sun and rock, 1947–1947

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Sun and rock, 1947–1947

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Moencopi Strata, 1962–1962

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Moencopi Strata, 1962–1962

Sale Date: May 6, 2003

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Views of Portland, Oregon, 1938–1939

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Views of Portland, Oregon, 1938–1939

Sale Date: April 26, 2003

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Floating kelp, 1950–1950

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Floating kelp, 1950–1950

Sale Date: April 26, 2003

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Car and bank, San Francisco, 1949–1949

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Car and bank, San Francisco, 1949–1949

Sale Date: April 25, 2003

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Beginnings, Rochester, N.Y., 1962–1962

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Beginnings, Rochester, N.Y., 1962–1962

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Dock in snow, Vermont, 1971–1971

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Dock in snow, Vermont, 1971–1971

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Portland, Oregon, 1940–1940

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Portland, Oregon, 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Figure in Moencopi Mud, Capitol Reef,..., 1962–1962

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Figure in Moencopi Mud, Capitol Reef,..., 1962–1962

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Scissor and thread, Navajo Indian..., 1960–1960

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Scissor and thread, Navajo Indian..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: February 10, 2003

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Large barn, in the vicinity of Naples..., 1955–1955

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Large barn, in the vicinity of Naples..., 1955–1955

Sale Date: February 10, 2003

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Nude, Portland, Oregon, 1940–1940

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Nude, Portland, Oregon, 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Nude, San Francisco, 1947–1947

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Nude, San Francisco, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Sun and rock, 1948–1948

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Sun and rock, 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1959–1959

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1959–1959

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Song without words #18, 1947–1947

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Song without words #18, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Schoodic Point, 1960–1960

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Schoodic Point, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Untitled (Broken window), 1960–1960

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Untitled (Broken window), 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Nude and driftwood, 1948–1948

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Nude and driftwood, 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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