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)

Joyce Lancaster, 1951

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Joyce Lancaster, 1951

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Windowsill, 1958

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Windowsill, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Four Selected Images, 1957–1969

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Four Selected Images, 1957–1969

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Parking Lot (Battery Street, San Francisco), 1952

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Parking Lot (Battery Street, San Francisco), 1952

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Three Selected Images: Splintered Door..., 1957

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Three Selected Images: Splintered Door..., 1957

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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The Three Thirds (Pike, New York), 1957

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The Three Thirds (Pike, New York), 1957

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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For Edward Weston, 3 Jan. 58 (Fall Creek,..., 1958

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For Edward Weston, 3 Jan. 58 (Fall Creek,..., 1958

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Attic Door, 72 N. Union Street, Rochester,..., 1956

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Attic Door, 72 N. Union Street, Rochester,..., 1956

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Wall, San Luis, New Mexico, 1966

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Wall, San Luis, New Mexico, 1966

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Sandblaster, San Francisco, 1949

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Sandblaster, San Francisco, 1949

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Two Barns and Shadow, Vicinity of Dansville, , 1955

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Two Barns and Shadow, Vicinity of Dansville, , 1955

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Beginnings, 1962

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Beginnings, 1962

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, 1964

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, 1964

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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'Empty Head, Pultneyville, N.Y., February..., 1962

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'Empty Head, Pultneyville, N.Y., February..., 1962

Sale Date: October 6, 2023

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Sand Blaster, San Francisco., 1949

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Sand Blaster, San Francisco., 1949

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Tar and Sandstone, Point Lobos, 1975

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Tar and Sandstone, Point Lobos, 1975

Sale Date: January 21, 2023

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Dock in Snow, Vermont., 1971

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Dock in Snow, Vermont., 1971

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Frost on Glass, Rochester, New York.

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Frost on Glass, Rochester, New York.

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville,..., 1964

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville,..., 1964

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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Selected Images of Point Lobos, 1963

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Selected Images of Point Lobos, 1963

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Tree and Canyon, 1966

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Tree and Canyon, 1966

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Selected Nature Studies, 1958–1962

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Selected Nature Studies, 1958–1962

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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