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)

Trident Peeling Paint, Rochester New York, 1957

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Trident Peeling Paint, Rochester New York, 1957

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Navigation Markers, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

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Navigation Markers, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Kelp, 1949

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Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Barnacles, Lobos National Park, California, 1963

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Barnacles, Lobos National Park, California, 1963

Sale Date: February 13, 2021

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

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Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1947

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Ivy, Portland, Oregon, 1964

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Ivy, Portland, Oregon, 1964

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Two Barns, Dansville, New York, 1955

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Two Barns, Dansville, New York, 1955

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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Shattered rock, 1964

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Shattered rock, 1964

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Root and Frost, 1958

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Root and Frost, 1958

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Easter Sunday, 1963

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Easter Sunday, 1963

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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ROOF & FROST, ROCHESTER, NY, 1958 WITH THE..., 1958

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ROOF & FROST, ROCHESTER, NY, 1958 WITH THE..., 1958

Sale Date: October 28, 2020

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Peeling Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeling Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Windowsill Daydreaming- Rochester, New York, 1958

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Windowsill Daydreaming- Rochester, New York, 1958

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Burning Bush, Vicinity of Stinson Beach,..., 1946

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Burning Bush, Vicinity of Stinson Beach,..., 1946

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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RESURGENCE (POINT LOBOS STATE PARK,..., 1950

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RESURGENCE (POINT LOBOS STATE PARK,..., 1950

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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Hands, Gloucester, Maine, 1973

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Hands, Gloucester, Maine, 1973

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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Sun reflecting on ocean * Capitol Reef, , 1960–1969

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Sun reflecting on ocean * Capitol Reef, , 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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

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

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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Gallery Gully, Capitol Reef National Park,..., 1963

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Gallery Gully, Capitol Reef National Park,..., 1963

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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Graveyard Flowers, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973

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Graveyard Flowers, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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Sun in Rock, c. 1947, 1948

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Sun in Rock, c. 1947, 1948

Sale Date: June 3, 2020

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Lanesville, Massachusetts

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Lanesville, Massachusetts

Sale Date: April 8, 2020

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