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)

Driftwood and Eye, 1951

Minor White

Driftwood and Eye, 1951

Sale Date: April 4, 2020

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Untitled, 1958

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Untitled, 1958

Sale Date: April 4, 2020

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Tree Trunk, 1950–1959

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Tree Trunk, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 4, 2020

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville, NY, 1964

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville, NY, 1964

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Butte, Utah, 1964

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Butte, Utah, 1964

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Beginnings, Rochester, New York (frosted..., 1964

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Beginnings, Rochester, New York (frosted..., 1964

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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«Empty Head, Rochester, New York», 1962

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«Empty Head, Rochester, New York», 1962

Sale Date: November 22, 2019

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NUDE, SAN FRANCISCO, 1947

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NUDE, SAN FRANCISCO, 1947

Sale Date: October 3, 2019

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A set of 3 abstractions, 1959–1960

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A set of 3 abstractions, 1959–1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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'MOON AND WALL ENCRUSTATION- PULTNEYVILLE,..., 1964

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'MOON AND WALL ENCRUSTATION- PULTNEYVILLE,..., 1964

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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WATER STREET, PORTLAND, 1940

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WATER STREET, PORTLAND, 1940

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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'POINT LOBOS, CALIFORNIA' (TWISTED TREE), 1950

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'POINT LOBOS, CALIFORNIA' (TWISTED TREE), 1950

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, N.Y., 1962

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Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, N.Y., 1962

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, 1959

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, , 1958

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, , 1958

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville, NY, 1964

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville, NY, 1964

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Fog Bank, San Mateo County, California from..., 1948

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Fog Bank, San Mateo County, California from..., 1948

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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A select group of 3 photographs, comprised..., 1960

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A select group of 3 photographs, comprised..., 1960

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Resurrection (Peeled Paint on Window,..., 1951

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Resurrection (Peeled Paint on Window,..., 1951

Sale Date: February 7, 2019

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Dock in Snow, Vermont, 1971

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Dock in Snow, Vermont, 1971

Sale Date: February 20, 2019

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two works from the Jupiter Portfolio, 1949–1970

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two works from the Jupiter Portfolio, 1949–1970

Sale Date: January 17, 2019

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Select group of 3 photographs,..., 1959–1960

Minor White

Select group of 3 photographs,..., 1959–1960

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Easter Sunday, Rochester, N.Y., 1963

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Easter Sunday, Rochester, N.Y., 1963

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Butte, Utah, 1964

Minor White

Butte, Utah, 1964

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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