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)

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1959, 1959

Minor White

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1959, 1959

Sale Date: October 5, 2018

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Dumb Face, Frost on Window, Rochester, New..., 1959

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Dumb Face, Frost on Window, Rochester, New..., 1959

Sale Date: October 5, 2018

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Wall, San Luis, New Mexico, 1966, 1966

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Wall, San Luis, New Mexico, 1966, 1966

Sale Date: October 5, 2018

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Untitled, 1958

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Untitled, 1958

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Ivy, Portland, Oregon, 1964

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Ivy, Portland, Oregon, 1964

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Three Photographs of Artwork on Display , 1953–1965

Minor White

Three Photographs of Artwork on Display , 1953–1965

Sale Date: July 24, 2018

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Untitled (Small church), 1973, 1973

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Untitled (Small church), 1973, 1973

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California, 1948

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Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California, 1948

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Untitled, 1958

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Untitled, 1958

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Rye Beach, New Hampshire, 1966

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Rye Beach, New Hampshire, 1966

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Rock and Water Abstraction, 1969

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Rock and Water Abstraction, 1969

Sale Date: May 11, 2018

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Bud, 1974, 1947

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Bud, 1974, 1947

Sale Date: April 22, 2018

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Stonybrook, NY (a card with White's original poem)

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Stonybrook, NY (a card with White's original poem)

Sale Date: April 19, 2018

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POINT LOBOS, CALIFORNIA' (TWISTED TREE), 1950

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POINT LOBOS, CALIFORNIA' (TWISTED TREE), 1950

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

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The Jupiter Portfolio (portfolio of 12), 1975

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The Jupiter Portfolio (portfolio of 12), 1975

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Sun Over The Pacific. Devil's Slide, 1947

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Sun Over The Pacific. Devil's Slide, 1947

Sale Date: March 28, 2018

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Flowers

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Sale Date: February 15, 2018

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Two Icicles, 1960

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Two Icicles, 1960

Sale Date: January 26, 2018

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Burned Mirror, 1959

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Burned Mirror, 1959

Sale Date: January 26, 2018

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Two Photographs: Coastal View, California..., 1947

Minor White

Two Photographs: Coastal View, California..., 1947

Sale Date: January 26, 2018

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Selected nature studies, 1970–1979

Minor White

Selected nature studies, 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Californie. Point Lobos, 1951

Minor White

Californie. Point Lobos, 1951

Sale Date: November 12, 2017

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Rochester. New York, 1959

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Rochester. New York, 1959

Sale Date: November 12, 2017

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Beginnings, Rochester, New York (frosted..., 1952

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Beginnings, Rochester, New York (frosted..., 1952

Sale Date: October 19, 2017

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