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)

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

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

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Shop Door, Portland, Oregon, 1939, 1939

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Shop Door, Portland, Oregon, 1939, 1939

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Snow Shadow, 1958, 1958

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Snow Shadow, 1958, 1958

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Scissors and Thread, Navajo Indian..., 1960

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Scissors and Thread, Navajo Indian..., 1960

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Stone Steps, Notom, Utah, 1967

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Stone Steps, Notom, Utah, 1967

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, 1958

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, 1958

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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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: May 24, 2022

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Valentina Organdy, 1954

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Valentina Organdy, 1954

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, New..., 1962

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Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, New..., 1962

Sale Date: April 14, 2022

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Carriage, Mendocino, 1949

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Carriage, Mendocino, 1949

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

Sale Date: January 12, 2022

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Balcony, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973, 1973

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Balcony, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Rings and Roses, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1973

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Rings and Roses, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1973

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Untitled, 1970–1979

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Untitled, 1970–1979

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Ice abstraction, 1961

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Ice abstraction, 1961

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Hornitos, California, 1947–1950

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Hornitos, California, 1947–1950

Sale Date: October 5, 2021

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Tetons, 1959

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Sale Date: October 5, 2021

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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 8, 2021

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Three Peonies, Pavilion, New York, 1954

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Three Peonies, Pavilion, New York, 1954

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

Sale Date: August 11, 2021

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Navigtion Markers, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

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Navigtion Markers, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Butte, Utah, 1964

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Butte, Utah, 1964

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Lichen Covered Rocks, Henry Mountains, Utah..., 1964

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Lichen Covered Rocks, Henry Mountains, Utah..., 1964

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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